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Bayern Munich strategically obscures Harry Kane injury details ahead of Real Madrid clash
Uncertainty surrounds Bayern Munich regarding Harry Kane‘s availability for the Champions League quarter-final first leg against Real Madrid. The 32-year-old England captain sustained ankle pain during a closed-door training session on Monday, an injury occurring without contact from another player.
Since the incident, Kane has not participated in group training. He was also excluded from the squad for Freiburg‘s Bundesliga match on Saturday, which Bayern won 3-2.
The club maintains strict secrecy regarding injury specifics. Most notably, Bayern has deliberately withheld information about which foot is affected. When BILD asked Max Eberl, Bayern’s sporting director, whether the right ankle was injured, he responded with ambiguity: “That’s a tricky question right now… I don’t look at his feet, they both look swollen.” Subsequent attempts to clarify the exact location of pain yielded no clear response.
Coach Vincent Kompany similarly declined to provide specifics, leaving the precise diagnosis and expected absence timeline unannounced. The club has not confirmed whether the injury affects the right or left ankle.
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Kane remained absent from public appearances on Friday. However, sources close to the player expressed optimism regarding his readiness for the Real Madrid fixture scheduled for next Tuesday at Santiago Bernabéu. BILD suggests that Bayern may be orchestrating this deliberate ambiguity for tactical advantage before the significant encounter.
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