injury in training on Wednesday that forced him to miss his
own unveiling..
Tasci joined Bayern on loan from Spartak Moscow on
transfer deadline day to provide defensive cover
following Jerome Boateng and Javi Martinez's recent
injuries.
Attending the presentation with a Bayern shirt bearing
Tasci's name and number, but without the player himself,
Bayern sporting director Matthias Sammer announced the
28-year-old was being assessed for a possible concussion
after a clash of heads.
Sammer did not completely rule Tasci out of featuring in
Saturday's match at Bayer Leverkusen, however.
"In training he had a collision with his head. Maybe it is a
mild concussion, Sammer said.
"He may turn out [in] two or three days, that's not so bad.
"He is an experienced player who wants to grow into an
important role for the national team.
"A player who brings many qualities – he is 28 but I hope he
will seize this opportunity.
"Serdar is really looking forward to the experience and can
help us with his character and his style of play.
"The situation was clear for everyone that we were in a
difficult situation after Martinez's injury, so we decided to
sign a new centre-back."
Sammer moved to deny speculation that Medhi Benatia was
in line to rejoin former club Roma before Boateng's injury
forced a rethink.
"We didn't want to sell Benatia," he said. "This is utter
nonsense. The media claiming that we wanted to are lying.
"Only an insane club would think about this."
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