Bundesliga / Nati: Denis Zakaria – Come back after 8 months!

Good news for MS next year! And a welcome gift for today’s 24th birthday: Nati Denis Zakaria’s midfielder, captain Granit Xhaka’s second most important, is back on the pitch after eight long months.

In tomorrow’s Bundesliga game against Augsburg, the defensive man with a market value of 43.2 million francs returns to the squad.

Gladbach coach Marco Rose tells “Bild”: “There is good news, Zak will be there against Augsburg. We put him in good shape, he feels good and he feels no pain. Denis will not be the player we met from day one. But that is completely normal. It is important that he also accepts it. It will be given to you several times in the next few weeks. We are all very happy! “

A year and two days ago, Zakaria wore the national team jersey for the last time: in the 6-1 win in qualifying for the European Championship against Gibraltar, the Geneva runner ran for 60 minutes. Since then he has been absent in defensive midfield. Even if his replacement Remo Freuler made headlines with his dream goal in the 1-1 draw against Spain last week.

It is the national and club colleague Yann Sommer, of all people, who knocks out Zakaria on March 7: in a match against Dortmund (1: 2), Sommer accidentally knocks out “Zak” jump over the sword. Zakaria injured her knee.

At Gladbach, the first assumption is that the injury is not that bad. Zakaria also writes confidently on Instagram for now: “Nothing bad, I’ll be back soon.” But re-entry is always delayed. In early May he had an arthroscopic operation. A chipped bone must be removed.

But even in August, when training began in the new season, there was no trace of the former child. And this, although in reality he planned to return to team training and shorten his vacation especially because of this.

Zakaria will only be able to participate in the team’s regular training again in mid-September. But the midfielder has to step back and forth in Coach Rose’s sessions. Nothing will come of intended use in the recent test match against second-division Fortuna Düsseldorf.

Now, finally, there is good news for Zakaria, Gladbach and the national team. And this exactly today on his 24th birthday. Happy birthday, Zak!