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Georgia Stanway faces a race to be fit for Euro 2025 after undergoing surgery on a knee injury.
The England midfielder damaged her lateral collateral ligament in her right knee in Bayern Munich training, her club have confirmed.
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Stanway is now set to be out for 'several months' as she recovers from the operation.
It means Stanway will likely miss the entirety of England's Nations League campaign.
Meanwhile, the 26-year-old is also a doubt for this summer's Euros in Switzerland, which gets underway in July.
It further adds to Sarina Wiegman's injury woes, with Lauren Hemp and Alex Greenwood also sidelined with knee issues.
In a statement, Bayern said: "FC Bayern Women midfielder Georgia Stanway suffered a lateral collateral ligament tear in her right knee in training at the start of the week.
"The 26-year-old England international had an operation on Wednesday and will now be out for several months."
The injury comes after the Bayern squad jetted to southern Spain for a mid-season training camp.
Meanwhile, Stanway took to Instagram following the statement with a post of her own.
Alongside a snap of her Bayern shirt, she wrote: "The jersey is on hold for a little while, an unexpected start to the year.
"Day by day, surrounded by great people."
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International team-mates Millie Bright and Beth Mead were amongst those to wish her well in the comments.
Bright wrote: "You got this G," with Mead adding: "Speedy recovery G."
Stanway was part of the Lionesses' winning side on home soil at Euro 2022.
Since making her debut in 2018, the former Manchester City star has scored 21 goals in 75 caps.
England begin their Nations League campaign with matches against Portugal and Spain in February.
Belgium complete their group, with further fixtures in April, May and June ahead of the Euros.
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Wiegman's side begin their title defence against France in Zurich on July 5.
The defending champions also face the Netherlands and Wales during the group stage.
