File Photo: Bayern Munich midfielder Aleksandar Pavlovic. AFP
The German champion said Saturday that Pavlovic has undergone surgery after fracturing his eye socket in a team training session Friday.
Bayern didn’t say exactly how the injury happened or how long Pavlovic would be out, just that he “is facing a spell on the sidelines.”
The 21-year-old Pavlovic is considered one of world soccer’s best young defensive midfielders but has already racked up a list of absences for sometimes-unusual injuries and illness.
Pavlovic struggled with tonsillitis in his breakthrough 2023-24 season and was ruled out of Germany’s team for Euro 2024 with illness. Last season, he had spells out with a collarbone fracture and glandular fever.
Bayern’s season starts Aug. 16 against Stuttgart in the German Super Cup.
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