Bochum professional Stafylidis tested positive for Corona

Bochum – VfL Bochum started preparing for the second half of the Bundesliga without Konstantinos Stafylidis.

Like the table-12. announced, the 28-year-old defender tested positive for the corona virus during the short winter break in his Greek homeland. He has to stay in Greece first. A return to training is not planned for the beginning of January at the earliest. “We hope that the course will continue to be mild,” said the message.

With the exception of Stafylidis, VfL coach Thomas Reis was able to welcome all players to the unit. Together with SpVgg Greuther Fürth, Bochum was the first Bundesliga club to be active again on Monday. At least the front runner FC Bayern Munich is giving its stars a break until January 2nd. The professionals from Dortmund and Mainz who only join on January 3rd can relax the longest. The second half of the season will open with the duel between FC Bayern and Borussia Mönchengladbach on January 7th. The Bochumers meet VfL Wolfsburg at home two days later.

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