BAYERN MUNICH winger Kingsley Coman has undergone minor heart surgery, his manager Julian Nagelsmann announced on Friday.
The France international, 25, is expected to be out of action for two weeks after receiving medical attention on a heart arrhythmia.
Nagelsmann told the press: “Kingsley Coman underwent surgery yesterday.
“His heartbeat rhythm had a slight disturbance with a minor added beat. At times he had a slight shortage of breath.
“That’s why we opted for long-term ECG monitoring and went ahead with this procedure.
“He will be doing cardio training again on Tuesday and won’t be out of action for any more than one and a half to two weeks.”
An arrhythmia is when the hearts beats with an irregular or abnormal rhythm. This could be too fast, too slow or just irregularly.
Arrhythmias occur when the electrical signals to the heart that coordinate heartbeats are not working properly.
Some people experience irregular heartbeats, for instance, which may feel like a racing heart or fluttering.
Many heart arrhythmias are harmless but, if they are particularly abnormal or result from a weak or damaged heart, can be serious.