Jamal Musiala to miss five months to ankle injury; Manuel Neuer blames Donnarumma

Bayern Munich star Manuel Neuer ripped into Gianluigi Donnarumma and held him accountable for causing Jamal Musiala‘s horror injury in their 2-0 Club World Cup defeat by PSG.

Luis Enrique’s side booked their spot in the final four of the competition thanks to goals from Desire Doue and Ousmane Dembele in what was an incident-ridden affair in Atlanta, Georgia.

The French side were reduced to nine men late on, with Willian Pancho and Lucas Hernandez sent off in the 82nd and 92nd minute respectively. Yet, the biggest talking point of the match came when Musiala was involved in a sickening collision with PSG goalkeeper Donnarumma.

The German forward was chasing a ball when they had a coming together, which resulted in a horror lower leg injury. It is believed to be a fractured tibia and fibula, with Musiala expected to be out for four to five months, according to Sky Sports Germany.

Footage of the incident showed the Bayern star’s ankle get trapped in between the Italian shot-stopper’s body and arms as he went for the ball.

The momentum of both players then carried them in opposite directions, with the forward’s ankle bearing the brunt of the collision, twisting at a sickening angle as a result.

Neuer told Sky Sports Germany: ‘It was a situation where you don’t have to go in like that. That’s risk-taking. He was prepared to accept the risk of injuring his opponent.’

Neuer then revealed that Donnarumma only checked in on Musiala because he was prompted to.

The German shot-stopper continued: ‘I went to him and said, “Don’t you want to go and see our player?” It’s a matter of respect, of going there and wishing the guy all the best.

‘He then did it. Fair play is always a part of it. I would have reacted differently.’

After the game, Donnarumma showed even more remorse, taking to Instagram to write: ‘All my prayers and well wishes are with you @jamalmusiala10.’