Currently injured: BVB's plan for Schlotterbeck | OneFootball

Nico Schlotterbeck traveled to the World Cup in North America with Germany full of hope. But his dream came to an early end after he suffered a serious injury that ruled him out of the tournament. 

In the meantime, the center-back’s recovery process is well underway. However, it will still be some time before he makes his comeback, and he will not be able to return to training anytime soon.

BVB do not want to rush anything either. Especially not because Schlotterbeck has had to deal with injuries several times in recent years.

BVB have an internal timeline for Schlotterbeck

Nevertheless, a rough timeline has been set internally. It is not binding, meaning the Black and Yellows will carefully weigh up when Schlotterbeck can handle a greater workload and when he should do less.

According to information from Sport BILD, Schlotterbeck can at least already do a little work toward his comeback. He completed parts of his rehab in Ibiza with a fitness coach. There, in an environment that suited him well, he was able to find a good balance between rehab and vacation and clear his head. After everything that happened around the World Cup, that was certainly not a bad idea.

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And Schlotterbeck is making slight progress, but he still has to do his exercises with tape for a while and is only gradually being eased back into his old, familiar workload. He will definitely miss the start of the season, but he is expected to be back on the pitch in early autumn. A comeback is possible after the international break, which begins in mid-September.

That also means Schlotterbeck should be fully available again by the time things really heat up in the Champions League. And for BVB, that is the best news regarding this situation, at least since Schlotterbeck’s release clause for this summer expired.

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