There was a scare for Granit Xhaka yesterday when he was involved in a collision in training which, it was feared, might have damaged knee ligaments. The Swiss Football Federation has however released a statement with an update on the injury.
The Swiss team’s doctor, Pierre Etienne Fournier said, “We could already see that the ligaments were intact, but we wanted to play it safe, also with regard to the meniscus.We are very relieved that it is only a painful bone bruise – and very grateful that we were able to do an MRI scan late in the evening.
Switzerland are due to face Spain in a friendly this weekend but Xhaka will sit that out to ensure he’s ready for their challenging World Cup opener against Brazil on June 17th.