Overview
- Gosens rejoined large parts of team training after a thigh injury but is not yet at full load and is expected to become available soon.
- Captain Kenan Karaman completed sections of the session while recovering from a pelvic bruise and remains a near-term option for the coach.
- New signing Junior Dina Ebimbe is still on individual work after sustaining an ankle knock in a preseason friendly and has not joined full training.
- Schalke will assess those recoveries over the next two weeks to finalise selections for the club’s opening DFB-Pokal fixture and the Bundesliga season start.
- Public interest is running high — more than 100,000 attended Schalke Day and tens of thousands watched the recent friendly — adding energy and pressure as the team finalises its squad.