FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany and Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has been ruled out of action for 10 to 12 weeks with a left knee injury.
The German football federation said in a tweet that an MRI scan conducted Wednesday in Munich revealed that Ozil had a partial outer ligament tear in the knee joint.
Earlier, the federation said Ozil had the issue with his knee when he joined up with the rest of the squad for Germany’s upcoming European Championship qualifiers. He missed Wednesday morning’s training session and travelled instead to Munich for the scan.
Andre Schuerrle also missed Wednesday’s early training session. The Chelsea player took part in individual exercises at the team hotel for the second day.
Germany plays Poland in Warsaw on Saturday before hosting Ireland in Gelsenkirchen on Tuesday.
The World Cup champions opened their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign in Group D with a 2-1 victory over Scotland.
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