Bayern Munich are considering taking legal action against Canada Soccer after accusing the body of negligence on Alphonso Davies who returned from international duty with an anterior cruciate ligament injury (ACL), Afrosport reports.
Davies went off injured 12 minutes into Canada’s 2-1 win over the rivals United States in the Concacaf Nations League third/fourthplace play-off on Sunday.
Canada Soccer had initially cleared Davies of any serious injury, however, further examination on his return to Munich revealed he had torn his ACL, which would rule him out for at least six months, meaning he will miss the rest of the 2024-25 season and the start of the 2025-26 campaign.
In an interview with German tabloid Bild, Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen said the club wanted a complete clarification of the events, stating: “we reserve the right to take legal action.”
He continued: “Sending an obviously injured player with a damaged knee on a twelve-hour intercontinental flight without a thorough medical assessment is, in our view, grossly negligent and a clear breach of medical duty of care.
“Phonzy (Davies) is not at fault, he’s the captain and he wants to take responsibility… Canada as host nation of the 2026 World Cup has already qualified, you can’t take risks with a player like him.”
𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗞𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀
“It’s a shame for Phonzy and Upa that they can’t be involved in this important period. Hopefully it brings the group even closer together. It’s important how you react to absences like these. We’ll do all we… pic.twitter.com/Qkjh1qjNFq
— FC Bayern (@FCBayernEN) March 28, 2025
Bayern are also without Dayot Upamecano, who also got injured on international duty with France while they remain without captain and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
