Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is set to return to action this weekend, more than 10 months after he suffered a broken leg.
Neuer, 37, sustained the injury while skiing in December 2022 and returned to team training in late September.
Champions Bayern host Darmstadt in the Bundesliga on Saturday.
“If everything goes well in training, then he will play tomorrow. He’s looking forward to it and so are we,” manager Thomas Tuchel said on Friday.
“I’m certain many other people are also excited.”
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Having last featured for Bayern against his old club Schalke on 12 November last year, Neuer’s return to partial training was delayed because of complications with his recovery from the lower-leg fracture.
A World Cup winner with Germany in 2014, Neuer’s injury occurred soon after the national team’s disappointing Qatar 2022 campaign.
Neuer said he “was trying to get his head clear” on the skiing trip after Germany failed to reach the knockout stages.
