Pep Guardiola returns to training with Bayern Munich
Wednesday 3 February 2016 14:13, UK
Pep Guardiola suffered a fresh injury blow as he returned to the training ground with his Bayern Munich squad on Wednesday.
The Spaniard was back at work following the confirmation of his summer move to Manchester City on Monday.
Bayern, who are eight points clear at the top of the Bundesliga, have been rocked by a number of injuries among their defenders in recent weeks and their bad luck continued as new signing Serdar Tasci suffered concussion in his first training session and had to sit out his introductory press conference.
"He went into a collision with his head and was shaken, it means he has a slight concussion. It's a bit unfortunate," said Bayern's director of sport Matthias Sammer.
Germany international defender Tasci is expected to be out for the next two or three days and it is unclear whether he will be fit for Saturday's Bundesliga match at fourth-placed Bayer Leverkusen.
The 28-year-old only signed on a six-month loan deal from Spartak Moscow on Monday as emergency cover.
With Javi Martinez, Jerome Boateng and Medhi Benatia all out, Bayern coach Guardiola has just one fully-fit centre-back in Holger Badstuber.
Martinez underwent knee surgery in Barcelona on Tuesday, and the club has said the Spain international will be out for four weeks, while Boateng is expected to be out for three months.
