Schalke will be without defender Benjamin Stambouli for weeks because of a lower leg injury, the Bundesliga club said on Tuesday.
Benjamin #Stambouli has been ruled out for several weeks with a syndesmosis injury. Get well soon, Benji! 💪 #s04 pic.twitter.com/i68B4SHETT
— Schalke News (@Schalke04FCNews) August 21, 2018
Schalke tweeted said the 28-year-old damaged a fibrous joint, without going into details. Schalke only added he would be out of action "for several weeks."
Stambouli will miss the opening games of the Bundesliga season starting Friday, and possibly also the Champions League kick-off in mid-September.