Overview
- Coach Vincent Kompany said scans revealed a partial medial‑ligament tear and estimated Stanisic would miss about one to two weeks.
- Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic named the 25‑year‑old in a 24‑man squad for World Cup qualifiers against the Czech Republic on 9 October and Gibraltar on 12 October.
- Croatia also released a standby list of potential replacements, signaling cover if he is not passed fit.
- FC Bayern plan to monitor his rehab closely during the break and are wary of accelerating a return given other defensive absences, including Alphonso Davies and Hiroki Ito.
- German reports add that internal timelines have ranged up to roughly four weeks and that Bayern, the player and club medics will decide before Croatia finalizes its roster next week.