Canadian soccer star Alphonso Davies is scheduled to make his return for Bayern Munich in the second leg of a Champions League quarterfinal against Villarreal on April 12, the German club said on Friday.
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Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann gave the update on Davies’ status at a press conference.
Davies has been sidelined since early January due to symptoms of myocarditis — a mild heart condition — following a bout of COVID-19.
The Edmonton product was training with the team this week.
Davies missed the final six games of Canada’s successful World Cup qualifying campaign because of his condition. He taped an announcement for the fans after Canada clinched a World Cup spot last Sunday in Toronto.
Canada coach John Herdman had said Canada Soccer had tried to strike a deal with Bayern to have Davies in camp with the team as a spectator but was unable to reach an agreement.
Bayern said Jan. 5 that Davies had joined a lengthy list of players who had tested positive for COVID-19, adding the speedy fullback was well and self-isolating at home.
He was back training a week later, but his return was put on hold with Bayern reporting Jan. 14 that tests showed the Canadian was suffering from signs of myocarditis. it’s a mild, temporary condition in the vast majority of cases, according to experts.
The myocarditis was detected in the follow-up examination that all players who have had COVID-19 undergo.
— With files from The Canadian Press
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