Tuesday 23 May 2017 11:58, UK
Leroy Sane has pulled out of Germany's Confederations Cup squad and will instead have surgery on his nose.
The Manchester City winger, nominated for the Professional Footballers' Association Young Player of the Year award in his first Premier League season, was named in a 23-man squad.
But Sane will now sit out the World Cup warm-up tournament, which runs from June 17 to July 2 in Russia, while also missing Germany's games against Denmark and San Marino at the start of June.
He said in a statement: "I would have liked to have gone to Russia, but after talks with the medical team, I have decided to use the summer break for this operation so that I can go into the new season with a clean bill of health."
Germany boss Joachim Low named three Premier League players in his initial squad - Sane, Shkodran Mustafi of Arsenal and Liverpool midfielder Emre Can.
Mesut Ozil has been rested along with Thomas Muller, Mats Hummels and Manuel Neuer.
