By Rune Gjerulff@runegjerulff

Emre Can unlikely to be fit for the start of the new season

Borussia Dortmund will most likely have to manage without their captain when they kick off the 2025/26 campaign.
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Emre Can remains in a race against time to be fit for the start of Borussia Dortmund's 2025/26 campaign.

According to Bild, the 31-year-old BVB captain currently looks unlikely to be fit for Dortmund's first competitive match of the new season against Rot-Weiss Essen in the DFB-Pokal on August 18.

Can has missed both the Club World Cup and the start of pre-season due to ongoing adductor issues.

He is currently limited to individual training, and it's still unclear when he will be able to rejoin full team sessions.

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