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Freiburg’s Irié Progressing After Malaria, Ruled Out of Bayern Visit

The summer signing remains on an individualized program as Freiburg takes a cautious approach to his reintegration.

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.