Konrad Laimer Injury Concerns During Bayern Munich Friendly

Konrad Laimer’s pre-season took a worrying turn as the Austria international limped out of Bayern Munich’s friendly after suffering a right-leg injury in an early challenge.

The incident left an immediate sense of alarm. Laimer went down in clear distress, clutching his leg, with replays offering no real clarity on whether the damage was to his knee, his thigh, or both. What was obvious was the pain: the midfielder grimaced on the turf before Bayern’s medical staff rushed on.

He could not continue. Two Bayern staff members helped the 29-year-old off the pitch, his weight carefully managed between them, his right leg quickly wrapped in bandages on the sideline. Any thoughts of easing into the game vanished in that moment.

Vincent Kompany reacted straight away. In just the ninth minute, he turned to Sacha Boey, sending on the full-back who, despite ongoing expectations that he will leave the club before the end of the transfer window, was suddenly thrust into action.

The injury scare comes at an awkward time for Bayern. This meeting with last season’s third-placed Bundesliga side is their penultimate warm-up before the Super Cup showdown with Borussia Dortmund on Saturday week. Then comes another test on Tuesday, against 2. Bundesliga outfit 1. FC Heidenheim.

With competitive fixtures looming and squad decisions still to be made, Bayern now wait to discover how serious Laimer’s problem is — and whether Kompany will be forced to adjust his early plans before a ball has even been kicked in anger.