Leverkusen - until he had a giant fun with Bayer's teammate, Tranquillo Barnetta, Manuel Friedrich and his brother Oliver on the party island of Ibiza.
The next day, back at home with Patrick Helmes struck fate.
A very bitter pill for the Bayer Advanced: The striker has suffered a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament on his right knee! This resulted in the MRI examination on Friday morning.
At midday he was operated on in Cologne, by Dr. Peter Schäferhoff. A major setback for the top scorer (21 goals season) and his club Bayer Leverkusen: The 25-year-old has now come up to one half a year.
"The surgery went well, I have no pain," said helmet after the procedure. And as luck would have it: Helmes injured - apparently without any external assistance - in recreational kick on a meadow with friends in his home victories!
"By the evening my boy was schneebleich in the face. He has just felt that there is something more serious. Patrick is now, of course, totally crushed, "says his mother, Karin, who is audibly shaken. She and Uwe Helmes and friend Sarah visited Patrick Friday at the Cologne Media Park Hospital at the bedside.
The injury is bad news for the new coach Jupp Heynckes: "This is very bitter for Patrick. We will miss him very safe. "Sporting director Rudi Voeller:" This is for Patrick and for all of us a shock from which we have yet to recover again. "
Two questions are pressing to: What about at a time to kick the insurance? The trade association could work on problems. According to consultant Gerd vom Bruch helmet is for such cases privately secured.
Bayer and is once again active in the transfer market? Völler: "We will sit together in peace and then decide. We need to look at what is feasible and makes sense. "
