The first performance diagnostic tests were carried out early on Saturday morning, with goalkeepers Fabian Bredlow and Florian Müller leading the way. The players were pushed to their limits on the treadmill before having blood samples taken. “We’re glad to be back,” said Waldemar Anton. “We’ve all had enough of a break and now we can get down to work again.”
Six players starting training on 4 July
Sasa Kalajdzic, Hiroki Ito, Wataru Endo, Dinos Mavropanos, Borna Sosa and Darko Churlinov (on loan at Schalke 04 last season) will all miss the start of pre-season having been in action for their national teams recently. The sextet will report for training on 4 July.
Four players who were loaned out last season will take part in Monday’s opening session: Antonis Aidonis (Dynamo Dresden), Maxime Awoudja (WSG Tirol), Philipp Klement (SC Paderborn) and Alou Kuol (SV Sandhausen).
The provisional training squad will be completed by academy players Thomas Kastanaras (U19) and Laurin Ulrich (U17).
