Bundesliga soccer team VfB Stuttgart may have to do without national player Deniz Undav until the end of the year. As VfB announced on Thursday, the striker tore a muscle in his thigh during training and will not be available “in the coming weeks”. “It’s speculation, but a lot would have to go well for us to see him on the pitch again this year,” said coach Sebastian Hoeneß.
Undav was already out of the most recent international matches against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Hungary due to a strain on the back of his left thigh. In general, VfB has to cope with a few failures before the Bundesliga game against VfL Bochum on Saturday (3:30 p.m.). In addition to long-term injuries Dan-Axel Zagadou and Jamie Leweling, striker El Bilal Toure will also be out for a longer period due to a foot injury. However, a more precise diagnosis is still pending, said Hoeneß.
With Angelo Stiller, who left the DFB team injured, things will be “very tight,” as Hoeneß emphasized: “We’ll have to wait and see.” Central defender Anrie Chase is also questionable due to a thigh problem. In general, given the many injuries, “it’s not the case that the mood is bad,” emphasized the coach: “But right now there’s a lot that’s coming together.”
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