Sports Schalke's Salif Sané is even threatened with an operation

Schalke 04 worries about Salif Sané. The Senegalese returned from the international trip injured and could not be used against Wolfsburg. He may even need an operation. A month-long break threatens.

© imago images Anything but good prospects: Schalke's defender Salif Sané.

For Manuel Baum, central defender Salif Sané is one of the leading players at FC Schalke 04, but the coach may now have to do without the strong defender for weeks. The Senegalese returned from the international trip with a knee injury. The first investigations have already been carried out and do not suggest anything good.

Another check is pending. According to kicker information, there is even talk of an operation. This can only be determined after the exact cause.

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Salif Sane scored a brace in Schalke 04's 4-1 victory over Bundesliga rivals Fortuna Dusseldorf on Wednesday. Five minutes later, Marc Uth stretched the dominance with Schalke ' s third and Sane ensured the victory was sealed with his first brace for the Royal Blues in the 87th minute.

There’ s a new face at Schalke ! Salif Sané took part in his first training session as a Royal Blue on Saturday Despite a string of good performances, Senegal were sent packing before the knockout stages had even begun. As the last Schalke player to have been involved in the World Cup, Breel

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During the away game in Augsburg almost exactly a year ago (November 3, 2019), Sané injured his knee seriously. A tear in the outer meniscus forced him to take a break for several months. Only after the corona-related Bundesliga interruption did the 30-year-old celebrate his comeback in the Revierderby at Borussia Dortmund (0: 4) before he was canceled again from mid-June, this time with a torn muscle fiber.

Since the 2nd match day of the current season against Werder Bremen (1: 3) he could be used again. Under Baum, who has been coach at Schalke since the 3rd matchday, Sané has not missed a minute in the league.

"The decisive factor was that Frederik has held up well for us in his previous games." - Manuel Baum

Baum has meanwhile settled on the goalkeeper question: Frederik Rönnow is the new number 1. The Dane also justified the coach's trust against VfL. "In the end, there was only one reason for me," said Baum: "The decisive factor was that Frederik has held up well for us in his previous games."