Overview
- Mario Vuskovic will be eligible to play for Hamburger SV again after his four-year doping suspension ends on 15 November.
- He has rejoined full team work in recent weeks, has trained with the club’s B-team, and has impressed coaches and teammates in sessions.
- Head coach Merlin Polzin says the club will raise Vuskovic’s training and playing minutes gradually and has not promised him an immediate starting role.
- Vuskovic’s presence is already intensifying competition for central-defence places at HSV, where Sebastiaan Bornauw’s return and regulars like Capaldo, Torunarigha and Omari shape selection choices.
- Vuskovic last played for HSV on 9 October 2022 and was suspended over EPO-related allegations, so his comeback will draw Bundesliga attention and force careful minutes management by the club.