Overview
- Werder Bremen confirmed Victor Boniface will visit knee specialist Christian Fink in Innsbruck next week to decide on a possible operation, with the striker already absent from the first training session.
- RB Leipzig began a five‑day Algarve camp with Timo Werner still training while a January move is being discussed in reports, as several players worked individually or missed the trip due to illness, injury or international duty.
- Borussia Dortmund kicked off a Marbella camp that includes academy prospects Mathis Albert, Mussa Kaba and Samuele Inacio training with the first team under Niko Kovac.
- Hertha BSC started in Berlin before departing for the Algarve, with Diego Demme training individually due to recurring head‑related symptoms and John Anthony Brooks and Leon Jensen easing back under rehab plans.
- VfL Bochum shifted plans to a Belek camp and added Mikkel Rakneberg on a free transfer from Kristiansund BK, while injured players such as Matus Bero and Gerrit Holtmann continue rehabilitation.