Spain and Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara will miss the 2014 FIFA World Cup and DFB-Cup final due to a knee injury. The German Bundesliga champions confirmed on Thursday that the player will undergo a surgery on the knee on an injury he sustained during training.
Bayern’s Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge disclosed this on the club’s website. “It’s very bitter for Thiago and we’re really sorry for the lad,He’s a young lad who’s worked hard on his comeback and to be fit for the World Cup in the country where he was born, and suddenly both dreams are over. We’ll take care of him in the coming weeks and do all we can to make sure he’s fit for the start of the next season.”
Thiago was named by Coach Vicente Del Bosque in his 23-man squad for the World Cup and has now been forced to withdraw due to injury.
The player joined Bayern from Barcelona last summer, he has had an injury plagued season and it will be disappointing for the player to have missed the World Cup.