MUNICH (AP) — Missed due to unexpected injuries bayern munich’s A top-three goalkeeper, the German champions could start 16-year-old New York-born Leonard Prescott in the next game. champions league The match against Atalanta.
First-choice Manuel Neuer is recovering from injury Calf muscle strainPrescott was on the bench in last week’s Champions League. Bayern beat Atalanta 6-1 in the first leg of their round of 16 encounter.
At the time, it was seen as a chance for a promising young player to start in Bayern’s Under-19 team and acclimate to a more professional environment.
Born in New York, Prescott started his playing career at Union Berlin before moving to Bayern’s youth organization in 2023. He has also played for the German U-17 national team.
Jonas Erbig suffered a concussion in a collision late in the game, and Prescott suddenly became a candidate to start. Substitute Sven Ulreich tore his right adductor muscle in Saturday’s game against Bayer Leverkusen but remained on the pitch. After undergoing post-match tests, Bayern announced on Sunday that the player would be absent “for the time being.”
If Neuer and others do not recover in time, Prescott, who was a substitute in Saturday’s game against Ulreich, could be named as Bayern’s starter against Atalanta on Wednesday.
Among the other goalkeepers contracted by Bayern, reserve team goalkeeper Leon Cranak has been injured since December, while Daniel Peretz is on loan at Southampton.
Another option besides Prescott could be 19-year-old Giannis Bartle, who has played in reserve games since Cranach’s injury and was on the bench for two Bundesliga games this season.
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