Leverkusen confirm ankle capsule injury for Wirtz
Bayer 04 Leverkusen confirmed the unfortunate news today that playmaker Florian Wirtz's ankle injury will keep him off the training pitch indefinitely.
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The ankle injury that led to German phenom Florian Wirtz's subbing off at the half in last night's Nations League victory will keep the 21-year-old from returning to club training for the time being. German Champions Bayer 04 Leverkusen confirmed on Tuesday that Wirtz suffered a suspected capsule injury in his right ankle.
The nature of such an injury doesn't necessarily mean that Wirtz will be out long-term. It nevertheless likely counts as certain that he will not be available for the weekend Bundesliga fixture against high-flying Eintracht Frankfurt. Wirtz's status for next Wednesday's UCL match against Stade Brest also counts as doubtful.
