Attacker from Germany is out of the World Cup after breaking ankle ligament

The selection of Germany received bad news on Thursday (3). After performing exams, the attacker Timo Werner, do RB Leipzig, had found a rupture of ankle ligament, which will leave him out of combat for the rest of 2022.

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With this, the centeravante is out of the dispute of Qatar World CupIt starts soon.

The news was released by RB Leipzig itself, through social networks.

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"Timo Werner suffered an ankle injury during our victory over the Shakhtar Donetsk, last Wednesday (2). Tests performed today in Leipzig showed that, unfortunately, he ruptured the ligament of his left ankle. With this, he will not play in 2022", wrote the team.

The centroavante had been a constant presence in the pre-Cop calls of Germany, alongside Serge Gnabry, Thomas Müller and Leroy Sané.

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Now, however, coach Hansi Flick will have to get a new name to command the attack on the World Cup.

Recently, Flick called athletes like Karim Adeyemi of Borussia Dortmund, and Lukas Nmecha of Wolfsburg.

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