Alphonso Davies feared he won’t play once more after medical doctors have been unable to present him a timeline for his return when he was sidelined by a coronary heart downside final season.
The 21-year-old Bayern Munich defender was identified with a minor coronary heart situation in January following a Covid an infection in December, and didn’t play in a aggressive recreation for Bayern till April. He additionally missed out on Canada’s Concacaf World Cup qualifiers.
“That was very scary, especially (because) the doctors are saying that they don’t know how long I was supposed to be out,” Davies advised ESPN on Tuesday. “I think that was the scariest part.
“At that time I had doubts in my head, whether I’m still going to be able to play football, but everything worked out at the end. I’m happy and I’m grateful to the doctor for taking such good care of me.
“I’m happy that I can be back on the pitch.”
Looking forward to the approaching season, Davies stated Bayern will miss striker Robert Lewandowski, who joined Barcelona this week, however added that the signing of Sadio Mane from Liverpool will assist fill the void left by the Polish striker.
“(Mane) is a good player, he’s a big piece to (add to) the team,” Davies stated. “So we’re excited to have him and we’re looking forward to what he can bring to this team.
“An important piece left, but also an important piece arrived.”
Bayern, who received the Bundesliga for a tenth straight time, kick off their league marketing campaign on 5 August with a visit to Eintracht Frankfurt.
Source: www.unbiased.co.uk