When can Schlotterbeck play again? BVB's comeback plan | OneFootball

After his serious injury at the World Cup, BVB star Nico Schlotterbeck is working on his comeback. Borussia Dortmund has already set a clear timeline for the center-back’s return.

Borussia Dortmund has established a clear plan for Nico Schlotterbeck’s return. According to information from BILD, the center-back is expected to be ready to play again by mid-September at the latest. Until then, however, the 26-year-old faces a long rehabilitation process.

First, Schlotterbeck is set to take a short break. After the bitter World Cup exit with the German national team and his injury, the defender will initially spend time with his family, according to BILD, before beginning rehab in Dortmund. After that, he is expected to work individually on his comeback at the training ground in Brackel.

Over the next four to six weeks, Schlotterbeck will still have to wear a special shoe that currently allows almost nothing but strength training. As a result, the Germany international will also not take part in BVB’s trip to Japan from July 26 to August 2. Instead, he will continue his rehabilitation in Dortmund.

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Schlotterbeck himself made it clear on social media how hard the injury has hit him: “Right now, I just feel really awful. I’m disappointed, drained, and honestly don’t know how I’m supposed to process all of this. But there’s one thing I can promise you!!! I will get through this injury too, do everything I can to come back even stronger than ever, and I won’t stop until I’m back on the pitch.”

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Patience is also required from a medical standpoint. Professor Christian Lüring, an orthopedic surgeon and trauma specialist at Dortmund Hospital, considers an absence of around three months realistic. “That’s the minimum you have to expect,” the doctor recently told Ruhr Nachrichten. First, the injured ankle must be stabilized for about six weeks with an orthosis or brace before the workload can be gradually increased step by step.

According to information from BILD, the injury is also affecting Schlotterbeck’s future. His release clause, which remains valid until one week after the World Cup final, is therefore likely to expire unused. Rather than dealing with a possible transfer, the Germany international is now focusing entirely on his comeback so that he can be available to Borussia Dortmund again by around mid-September.

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