Thursday 17 August 2017 15:57, UK
Mario Gotze is set to play for the first time in seven months for Borussia Dortmund at Wolfsburg on Saturday.
The 25-year-old last played a competitive match on January 29 before being sidelined by a metabolic disorder.
He played in Dortmund's pre-season games but missed the German Super Cup defeat to Bayern Munich a fortnight ago with a back injury.
"Mario has taken full part (in training) and it looks good," confirmed Dortmund's new coach Peter Bosz on Thursday.
At Wolfsburg, Dortmund will be without Barcelona-target Ousmane Dembele, who is suspended after skipping training in a bid to force the club to sell him.
Germany winger Andre Schurrle is out for the next four weeks with a thigh tear, while Marco Reus (knee), Raphael Guerreiro (recovering from operation) and Julian Weigl (recovering from a broken ankle) are also sidelined.
Bosz has replaced Thomas Tuchel as Dortmund's head coach after steering Ajax to the Europa League final in May.
The Dutchman says Dortmund's goals are a top-four finish, to qualify directly for the Champions League, and to reach the knock-out stages of this year's competition.
