Fulham star to undergo operation during international break – Misses out on big return

Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno will miss the upcoming international break as he undergoes surgery on his nose.

That’s according to Sport Buzzer, who report that the Fulham number one will miss out on a return to the international set up thanks to the previously planned surgery.

They explain that Leno is not in Julian Nagelsmann’s squad for the upcoming international break as he is set to undergo surgery on his nose instead.

The player had appeared to be set for a return to Germany’s squad for the clashes against Turkey and Austria later this month after impressing for Fulham once again this season.

Instead, he was missing from Nagelsmann’s announcement today, with youngster Janis Blaswich instead a surprise inclusion in his place in the four selected.

That’s because the goalkeeper will instead go under the knife to deal with an unclarified problem with his nose.

It remains to be seen if his absence affects his chances going forwards, with the goalkeeper’s last appearance for his country coming in back in 2021.

He’s either been on the bench or not in the squad since then and this latest absence will continue that streak.

Sport Buzzer believe that Leno probably only has an ‘outside chance’ of securing one of the three places in Nagelsmann’s squad for the Euros next year, with Germany well stocked in that area.