The defense lawyer fails until further notice

Second division players suffer pulmonary collapse

12.07.2025 – 3:36 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.

Erhan Mašović: The central defender will be missing Bochum until further notice.Enlarge the picture

Erhan Mašović: The central defender will be missing Bochum until further notice. (Source: Imago/Revierfoto)

VfL Bochum is in the middle of the season preparation after relegation from the Bundesliga. Three weeks before the start, the club from the Ruhrpott has to accept a setback.

VfL Bochum has to plan without Erhan Mašović. As the Bundesliga relegation announced on Saturday on the platform X, the Serb is initially canceled. The reason: the central defender suffered a lung collapse. Mašović is now in the hospital and is treated there. When the 26-year-old returns is still unclear.

For the club from the Ruhr area, it is the second injury failure within a few days. Moritz-Broni Kwarteng is also not available for the time being and, according to the association, fails “indefinitely”. He had contracted an outdoor strap injury in his knee.

The Mašović’s failure will now have to collect the newcomers Philipp Stromf (Ulm), Colin Kleine-Bekel (Holstein Kiel), Leandro Morgalla (Salzburg) and Kevin Vogt (Union Berlin) together with rental returnee Noah Loosli.

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