Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann said Friday he expects Joshua Kimmich to make a full recovery from COVID-19, but the Germany midfielder has been warned the path to full fitness may be long.

Kimmich is not expected to play again until January as he recovers from lung damage caused by COVID after the 26-year-old, who is unvaccinated, tested positive last month.

In a statement, Kimmich has said he “can’t wait” to play and train again, but his enforced spell on the sidelines must continue as he has “slight infiltrations in my lungs”.

On Friday, Nagelsmann made it clear Kimmich will miss Bayern’s last three Bundesliga games of 2021 only as a precautionary measure.

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