According to the German media "Bild", Bayern left back Alphonso Davies returned to team training on Monday after an eight-month layoff.
Reports stated that during Bayern's training on Monday, Alphonso Davies was able to train with his teammates for the first time after being sidelined for nearly eight months due to a serious knee injury. He suffered a serious injury in March when he suffered a torn cruciate ligament and cartilage damage in his right knee during a national team match. Since then, he has undergone a 239-day recovery process.
"Bild" stated that in today's 6°C training base on Sebena Street, Davis walked out of the locker room wrapped tightly at nearly 2 o'clock in the afternoon. He pulled the scarf over his mouth and nose, but the light in his eyes was still clearly visible. Manager Kompany then hugged him and briefly spoke to the full-back again, with Davies grinning broadly.
Davis also participated in the ball practice, but he only served as a free receiving point and passer when grabbing the circle, so that he did not have to participate in confrontation. After half an hour of joint training, Davis did not participate in the training game, but continued to train alone with rehabilitation coach Simon Martinello on the sidelines for nearly 30 minutes.
Before today, Davis had been conducting individual training in small venues for three and a half months with rehab coach Martinello and new rehab director Benjamin Sommer, often with another injured player, Hiroyuki Ito (third metatarsal fracture). Now both left backs are back with the team: Hiroyuki Ito has also been able to conduct most of the training sessions with the team in the past three weeks, and both of them are expected to return within the year.
In addition to Davis and Hiroyuki Ito, those who participated in training on Monday also included a team of players who had ended a special week of vacation: Boy, Neuer, Ulbisi and Urrai. Guerrero is absent due to load management, and all the international players are also absent.
With the return of Davis, Bayern currently has only one long-term injured player who has not yet returned to team training: Musiala. He suffered a serious injury in the Club World Cup with a fractured fibula in his left ankle and multiple ligament injuries, and he was still continuing his recovery training at noon on Monday.
Under the guidance of rehabilitation coach Martinello, Musiala's training content included approximately 45 minutes of running and passing exercises. Because of the freezing temperatures, he wore a winter hat and gloves throughout the training session, with American rap music playing from a courtside subwoofer.