BVB completed the second test of their current summer preparations early on Saturday evening. Third division Dynamo Dresden was defeated 2-0, while Borussia Dortmund fielded a motley crew of Bundesliga professionals, second-team players and U19 talent. Many other BVB stars reported back from vacation in Dortmund on Saturday – but one was still missing.
Many players who played a particularly large number of games in the past season and were still on the road with the national teams in June were still on extended vacation until the very end. In addition to midfield star Jude Bellingham, central defender Manuel Akanji and the two new German internationals for BVB, Karim Adeyemi and Niklas Süle.
They all came to the Institute for Sports and Sports Science at the Technical University of Dortmund on Saturday to complete the obligatory performance diagnostics before the regular start of training on the pitch.
While all returnees completed the 45-minute procedure without any problems, Giovanni Reyna was the last BVB player missing.
Reyna not yet fully operational again for BVB
The American was still in his homeland until the very end. After consultation with those responsible in Dortmund, the 19-year-old completed his rehabilitation program in the USA.
After several serious thigh injuries, Reyna only played ten Bundesliga games last season. The midfielder has been out since April.
As the “Ruhr newsreported, but Reyna is also expected back “soon” in Dortmund and on the BVB club grounds. He is currently completing his rehabilitation program without complications, the media report said not be yet.