Unexpectedly heavy! Palhinha will rest throughout 2024.

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Joao Palhinha injury is more serious than initially thought. Meaning the 29-year-old midfielder will miss the rest of the football season for the Bavarians.

Sky Germany reported on Tuesday that Joao Palhinha’s injury is more serious than initially thought. After Bayern Munich carried out a detailed examination. Leaving the 29-year-old midfielder out for the rest of the year UFABET  

Portugal released Palhinha from their training camp. After the 29-year-old midfielder suffered a groin injury and initial assessments suggested. He would be out for around two to three weeks. But Bayern Munich were dealt a blow after a thorough examination of the player’s injury revealed. It was more serious than initially thought, ruling the Portuguese out of the entirety of 2024.

However, there is also good news for the Bavarians as 20-year-old midfielder Aleksandar Pavlovic has recovered from a broken collarbone and returned to training. While 24-year-old right-back Sacha Boi has also returned to training. Croatian defender Josip Stanisic is also close to returning to training.

Palhinha only joined Bayern in the summer, but since his arrival from Fulham. He has struggled to assert himself at the Allianz Arena as head coach Vincent Kompany has preferred other solutions in midfield.

The midfielder was originally set to miss the coming weeks. Which include big games against PSG in the Champions League, Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga and Bayer Leverkusen in the DFB Pokal.