Max Eberl will be unable to attend the Ballon d’Or ceremony with the rest of the Bayern Munich delegation due to a cold.

Bayern Munich have announced that Max Eberl will miss Monday evening’s Ballon d’Or ceremony due to illness.

The club confirmed that the FC Bayern board member for sport is suffering from a cold and will therefore be unable to travel to the event.

Bayern will still be represented at the ceremony, with the club nominated in several categories. Among the contenders is Harry Kane, who is one of the favourites to win the men’s Ballon d’Or.

Should Kane claim the prestigious award, he would become the first Bayern Munich player to win it since Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, who took home the prize in 1981.