BERLIN :Bayern Munich's attacking midfielder Jamal Musiala said on Wednesday he was confident of making a competitive return this year for the German champions after he broke his leg and ankle in the Club World Cup tournament in July.

The 22-year-old Germany international, a key player for the national team's 2026 World Cup hopes, sustained a fibula fracture with a broken and dislocated ankle following a collision with then-Paris St Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in their Club World Cup match in Atlanta.

"The leg is progressing well and healing according to plan," Musiala told SportBild magazine. "I do not need crutches any more but I don't want to rush things. I will take the necessary time.

"I don't want to set a specific date. But given the progress I have made so far I want

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