Overview
- Head coach Julian Schuster said Irié’s medical readings are positive and that the club will continue to give him time.
- The Burkina Faso international will not be available for Saturday’s away match against Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.
- Freiburg disclosed that Irié contracted malaria on national-team duty and has trained individually since mid-October.
- Irié joined from ESTAC Troyes in the summer and has made one Bundesliga appearance so far, on matchday one against Augsburg.
- Schuster highlighted lost training repetitions due to a packed schedule and noted Bayern’s work rate from attacking players, citing it as a model.