“We’ll see for Patrick and Jarell. It’s getting better and better, but we don’t know yet if they can play,” Kasper Hjulmand said in his pre-match conference.
Tella to return to the pitch soon
According to the Danish coach, Tella has been working hard to get back to peak physical condition, but his recovery journey has had setbacks.
“He’s actually worked on the pitch. It’s not a big issue. We observe Nathan day after day. We think it looks positive, but there have been setbacks,” the 57-year-old said in quotes revealed by BILD.
“I’m not going to talk about it in specific details, but it has become longer and more complicated than we initially thought.
“He also worked with the ball, but it was not enough for a jump into the squad at the away game in Mainz, because Tella repeatedly felt pain.
“He still couldn’t train with the squad on Monday. We will see him on the pitch next week,” the former Denmark coach concluded.
Leverkusen are yet to lose a game since Hjulmand took over from Erik Ten Hag last month. They’ve won four games and drawn three.