Alejandro Grimaldo was missing from Spain’s squad against Turkey on Tuesday. Leverkusen’s key player is injured, but it is unclear how badly. Bayer must at least worry about their leader’s availability in Wolfsburg.
Bayer 04 is worried about Alejandro Grimaldo. The Spaniard was missing from the Spanish squad on Tuesday evening in the 2-2 draw with Turkey. The 30-year-old is injured, which is why he did not appear on the match report, unlike on Saturday in the game in Georgia (4-0).
The left-back, who plays as a playmaker for Bayer this season under coach Kasper Hjulmand when his team has possession, is complaining of muscle problems, which is why initial examinations were carried out in Spain on Tuesday morning. Following these, the decision was made that Grimaldo would not be available for the game against Turkey.
Grimaldo’s absence would hit Bayer extremely hard
The extent of Grimaldo’s injury is not yet known, but there is inevitably a question mark over his participation in Saturday’s Bundesliga match against VfL Wolfsburg. His absence would be devastating news for Hjulmand. Grimaldo is not only an outstanding free kick taker and Bayer’s top scorer, who cannot be easily replaced, but also plays an essential role in Leverkusen’s game as a playmaker and catalyst.
Due to his importance to the Werkself and the absence of several Bayer professionals, Grimaldo has played an extremely large number of games this season. The strain pushed him to his limits, which is why the left-footed player had to sit out the 0-3 defeat at FC Bayern Munich on matchday 9.
Grimaldo had already raised the “orange flag” in Munich
Grimaldo had raised the “orange flag,” as Hjulmand put it, who wanted to avoid injury to his key player by giving the ever-present a break. However, the model professional then played four days later in the 1-0 Champions League win at Benfica Lisbon and the following Saturday in the 6-0 win against 1. FC Heidenheim. But now the technician has been struck down.
Ahead of the upcoming busy weeks, in which the next opponents after Wolfsburg are Manchester City (away) and Borussia Dortmund twice (first at home in the league, then away in the DFB Cup), Bayer 04 now hopes that the final diagnosis, which is likely to be made after Grimaldo’s return to Leverkusen, will be as favorable as possible.
