Overview
- Hertha’s scheduled commercial flight from Berlin to Faro was canceled, leaving immediate departure timing unclear according to multiple reports.
- Sportschau reported the squad flew to Portugal with four goalkeepers and roughly two dozen outfield players, highlighting conflicting accounts of the team’s travel status.
- Midfielder Diego Demme remained in Berlin after renewed head complaints, defender Niklas Kolbe is out with a muscle injury, and striker Dawid Kownacki stayed home with a flu-like illness with a possible later arrival.
- Rehabilitating players John Anthony Brooks and Leon Jensen were named in the travel group, and transfer-listed Julian Eitschberger was included alongside several youth prospects.
- The camp is scheduled for Jan. 3–10 with a test against Standard Liège planned the day before the return, ahead of the Jan. 17 home match against FC Schalke 04.