“Bouna Sarr suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during training. The Senegalese full-back underwent successful surgery on Friday and will be absent for the next few months.” This laconic press release published on Bayern Munich's social networks sounded the death knell for Bouna Sarr's adventure in Bavaria. It was hard to imagine that the Senegalese international would be able to return to competition before the end of the season.
But this was a poor understanding of the professionalism of the former OM player. Indeed, the recovery protocol imposed on him was scrupulously respected and Bouna Sarr has already returned to training with Munich for a few days where he resumed with Bayern's long-term injured players such as Aleks Pavlović or Raphaël Guerreiro.
A possible return to Ligue 1 this summer
According to our information, he touched the ball and struck without any discomfort. A good omen for the three-time German champion, who played 5 matches in all competitions before his injury, who will look for a new challenge at the end of the season, he who is free from any contract as of June 30, 2024.
Arriving in Munich in October 2020 from Olympique de Marseille, Bouna Sarr (32) is not against the idea of returning to Ligue 1 this summer. His name has already been mentioned several times in French clubs looking for an experienced right-back. Everything suggests that this will still be the case in the coming weeks, especially if the winner of CAN 2022 returns to competition with Bayern Munich…
