Augsburg's Moravek out for months with ligament tear


Jan Moravek challenges Franck Ribery (L) during their German first division Bundesliga soccer match in Munich November 9, 2013. REUTERS/Michael Dalder

BERLIN (Reuters) - Bundesliga club Augsburg will be without their Czech midfielder Jan Moravek for the first months of the new season after he underwent surgery on Monday for what turned out to be a cruciate ligament tear, the club said.

The 24-year-old, who was injured in Saturday's warmup game against Crystal Palace, was operated on Monday and will be out for several months.

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