Bayern Munich Women goalkeeper Maria Luisa ‘Mala’ Grohs has been diagnosed with a malignant tumour. Bayern say that the 23-year-old will be unavailable for selection “for the foreseeable future”. Her contract with the club has been extended by one year through to the summer of 2026.

Bayern Munich goalkeeper Maria Luisa Grohs has been diagnosed with a malignant tumor, she announced on Saturday as the club extended her contract in a sign of support.

Bayern Munich's German goalkeeper Maria Luisa Grohs was diagnosed with a malignant tumor. Consequently, the 23-year-old goalkeeper is unavailable indefinitely. “The whole thing is definitely a challenge I didn't expect to have to face now,

Bayern Munich have announced that women’s first team keeper Maria Luisa Grohs has been diagnosed with a malignant tumor and will be out for the time being as she focuses on her treatment and recovery.

Bayern goalkeeper Mala Grohs, 23, told fans she'd been diagnosed with cancer and would be unavailable to play for the foreseeable future. The goalkeeper joined Bayern in 2019 as a teen prospect and has won three Bundesliga titles and established herself as first-choice keeper for the Munich- based club.