Borussia Dortmund: Mats Hummels set for return to team training

Mats Hummels is on track to make his return to team training this week and he could be available for Saturday’s game against Bayer Leverkusen.

Mats Hummels is finally closing in on his return to action. According to Ruhr Nachrichten, the Borussia Dortmund defender should be back in team training on Tuesday. And the hope is that he will be ready in time for Saturday’s Bundesliga clash against Bayer Leverkusen.

Hummels has been struggling with a patellar tendon issue for a few months now. He made his return to the team as a substitute against SC Freiburg. But the pain in his knee returned soon after, and he missed the game against TSG Hoffenheim a week later as a result.

Borussia Dortmund will now be hoping that Hummels can stay injury free for an extended period, with a number of key games coming up in the next few weeks.

While Mats Hummels is set to make his return soon, there are question marks over Gio Reyna and Thomas Meunier. Reyna suffered a hamstring injury while playing for the United States national team against El Salvador. Meunier has a muscle injury and missed Belgium’s games against Estonia and the Czech Republic last week.

Both Reyna and Meunier will now return to Dortmund, and the club’s medical department will then assess their injuries and decide on whether they will be available for the game against Bayer Leverkusen this weekend.

Emre Can has been ruled out for a few weeks due to a muscle injury, while Thorgan Hazard is recovering from an ankle injury.