After suffering the significant blow of missing out on the World Cup, Sadio Mane is now facing up to four months on the sidelines as he recovers from a leg injury.
The former Liverpool talisman was forced off during Bayern Munich's 6-1 victory over Werder Bremen last Tuesday but there were hopes the attacker could still recover in time to represent his native Senegal in Qatar.
Those dreams were confirmed to be over yesterday evening when a club statement by Bayern revealed Mane had undergone successful surgery but would not be available for selection for his country.
