After the injury that kept him out for several matches, the returnee to Augsburg from Hoffenheim could be ready to play at the most important moment of the season.
Mërgim Berisha took to the green field for training on Wednesday and was seen running.
This return of Berisha has pleased Augsburg coach Jess Thorup.
He said that these are good signals.
"Some of the players who were injured have started running again. I hope that all the players will be ready to play after the international break," said 55-year-old coach Thorup.
Augsburg faces Freiburg on Sunday at 17:30 PM.
Striker Berisha, who has made two friendly appearances for Germany, has suffered a muscle injury. But he is expected to return sooner than expected.
The 26-year-old will remain at his former club until the end of the season. He joined Augsburg from Hoffenheim on loan earlier this year.
Berisha has scored a total of nine goals and had four assists in 26 appearances with Augsburg.
Coach Thorup, as "Augsburger Allgemeine" writes on Wednesday, hopes that Berisha will be ready to play in the last eight matches of the season.
Augsburg currently has 31 points from 23 matches played and is in 11th place.
"I told Mergim that if nothing new happens, then he should be ready to play after the national team matches," Thorup stated.
