Neuer out until January with another foot injury

Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer will be out of action until January after sustaining a foot injury for the second time in six months, the Bavarians said on Tuesday. Bayern said in a statement that the 31-year-old had suffered a "repeat hairline fracture of the metatarsal in his left foot" during a training session on Monday.

Get well soon @Manuel_Neuer. I wish you a quick recovery! pic.twitter.com/GbqqaaSKGZ

— Mario Götze ⭐️️ (@MarioGoetze) September 19, 2017

He underwent surgery early on Tuesday which involved setting the fracture with a plate, the club added. Neuer suffered a similar injury to the same foot in April.

Blow for Bayern. Manuel Neuer set to miss rest of the group stage after undergoing surgery on a metatarsal fracture in his left foot. #UCL pic.twitter.com/G64mVpuSXP

— #UCL (@ChampionsLeague) September 19, 2017

"We're incredibly sorry for him," said Bayern's chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. "The operation went perfectly, which is the most important thing for now. We and our captain are now looking to the future. Manuel will be back to his previous best and available to us again in January."

Den ersten Schock und die OP habe ich gut überstanden! ✌?Danke für all Eure Genesungswünsche! The shock was big but I'm again recovering very well from the surgery! ✌? Many thanks to all of your get-well wishes.

A post shared by Manuel Neuer (@manuelneuer) on Sep 19, 2017 at 8:53am PDT

Bayern have been the Bundesliga champion for the past five seasons.