Overview

• Pascal Klemens injured his ankle without opponent contact during the warm-up before a BFC Dynamo friendly and has since had surgery at Virchow-Klinikum.
• The 20-year-old defender faces a lengthy layoff and will miss the start of Hertha’s 2. Bundesliga campaign.
• John Anthony Brooks sustained a right calf muscle injury in the same test match, making his participation in the training camp in Kitzbühel uncertain.
• Coach Stefan Leitl described the latest setbacks as “extremely bitter” and warned they have dampened the squad’s morale.
• With both starters sidelined, Hertha plans to lean on Luca Schuler, Deyovaisio Zeefuik and Paul Seguin to bolster its depleted back line.