Boateng suffers thigh injury but will return for pre-season

Bayern Munich have confirmed Jerome Boateng has suffered a thigh injury but the problem is not considered to be serious.

The centre-back started his side's 4-1 Bundesliga win over Freiburg on Saturday but was substituted after 11 minutes, having come off worse in a challenge with Florian Niederlechner.

The 28-year-old missed Bayern's title celebrations to undergo scans, which have detected a muscle injury in his right thigh.

Bayern are confident the injury is minor, however, stating: "Boateng will definitely be fit for the start of pre-season."

Boateng's injury will not affect Germany's Confederations Cup plans as he had not been included in Joachim Low's squad for the tournament.