Leroy Sane will undergo knee surgery in the next few days in a bitter blow for Manchester City on the eve of the new Premier League season.

The news could also bring a temporary halt to Bayern Munich’s bid to sign the Germany winger.

City confirmed on Thursday that Sane suffered damage to the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee following a collision with Trent Alexander-Arnold, the Liverpool right back, during Sunday’s Community Shield at Wembley. “Leroy will have surgery in the coming week,” City said in a statement on their official website.

Bayern had been awaiting news of the extent of Sane’s injury with great interest as they weighed up a formal bid for the 23-year-old.

Sources at City have indicated they will wait to see how the operation goes before putting a timescale on Sane’s return.

Bayern are likely to wait to see how Sane recovers before pursuing their interest any further although there have been doubts over whether the German giants would be prepared to meet City’s minimum €150 million (£137m) valuation. That price tag is believed to be well beyond what Bayern were hoping to pay.