Konrad Laimer's Injury Scare in Bayern Munich Pre-Season Match

Konrad Laimer gave Bayern Munich an early scare in their latest pre-season outing, limping off with what appeared to be a serious right leg injury inside the opening 10 minutes.

The Austria international went down after a challenge and immediately signalled trouble. Replays offered no clarity: knee, thigh, or both – the pictures left room for doubt. His pain did not. Laimer grimaced on the turf as medical staff rushed on.

Two Bayern staff members supported him as he left the pitch, his right leg quickly wrapped in bandages. Vincent Kompany reacted at once, withdrawing the 29-year-old in the ninth minute and sending on Sacha Boey.

Boey’s appearance carried its own twist. The full-back is still expected to leave the club before the end of the transfer window, yet here he was, thrown into action as an emergency replacement in a key phase of Bayern’s preparations.

This fixture against last season’s third-placed Bundesliga side is Bayern’s penultimate friendly before the first piece of silverware is on the line. The Super Cup against Borussia Dortmund looms on Saturday week, a first real marker for Kompany’s tenure.

The schedule stays tight. On Tuesday, the German record champions also face 1. FC Heidenheim from the second tier, another test in a pre-season that suddenly has a new, unwelcome question attached: how serious is Konrad Laimer’s injury?