Quick comeback on? BVB get good news on Karetsas | OneFootball

Borussia Dortmund can breathe a sigh of relief after the scare involving Konstantinos Karetsas. The 18-year-old is already working on his comeback and could return soon.

Following the worrying incident in the Champions League match against Villarreal, there is positive news regarding Konstantinos Karetsas. The 18-year-old apparently completed extensive medical examinations without any unusual findings and is already working on his return at Borussia Dortmund.

BVB coach Niko Kovac confirmed ahead of the Bundesliga match against SC Paderborn that Karetsas is now back doing individual training at the training ground in Brackel. “Fortunately, nothing unusual was found,” Kovac said in reference to the examinations.

If his progress continues positively, the Greek attacking player could soon be available again. “If things keep going well, he could return against Stuttgart,” the Dortmund coach explained. Sporting managing director Lars Ricken also sounded optimistic. Karetsas had undergone intensive examinations in recent days. “We turned him upside down for three days,” Ricken reported.

BVB gives the all-clear on Konstantinos Karetsas

The doctors found no abnormalities. BVB now want to carefully ease their summer signing back to full workload. “We do not fear any long-term damage,” the 50-year-old emphasized. What caused the collapse, however, has still not been fully clarified. During the 3-2 win over Villarreal, Karetsas had suddenly sat down on the pitch in the first half, or gone to ground after a challenge.

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He was then carried off the pitch on a stretcher and taken to hospital for further examination. His mother had told the Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad that dehydration was the cause. However, Ricken did not want to confirm that explanation. “Maybe it was a combination of several factors. In the end, we don’t know because we don’t have any really hard facts,” said the BVB official.

What is certain, however, is that Karetsas is on the way back. A return against Paderborn came too soon. Attention is now turning to the upcoming away match in Stuttgart, where the 18-year-old could possibly already be back in Dortmund’s squad.

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