Hiroki Itō has suffered a recurrence of a fracture in his right metatarsal, a scan by the FC Bayern medical team has confirmed. The Japanese international sustained the injury in yesterday’s 3-2 win against FC St. Pauli. Having come on in the 58th minute, he had to leave the field in the 89th. Ito, who moved to Munich from VfB Stuttgart last summer, will be unavailable to Bayern for a lengthy period.
Board member for sport Max Eberl commented: “The news of another serious injury to Hiroki hits us all very hard. He’s only just battled back after months of rehab and will now be out for a long time again – we can barely imagine how he’s feeling. He’ll get all the support he needs from us. He’s a fighter and we look forward to him being back on the pitch. Keep your head up, Hiroki – FC Bayern are on your side.
“After the injuries to Alphonso Davies and Dayot Upamecano, we’ve now lost a third defender in a short space of time. We will now pool our forces even more to continue pursuing our goals.”
The analysis of the match against FC St. Pauli:
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