Augsburg midfielder Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg is back in individual training after missing Matchday 24 due to illness
Augsburg midfielder Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg is back in individual training after missing Matchday 24 due to illness

Augsburg star Höjbjerg back in training

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Augsburg - European-chasing FC Augsburg have been boosted by the news that Danish international Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg has returned to training after overcoming the flu.

Back in contention

The club confirmed via their official Twitter account on Tuesday that the midfielder completed an individual running session after illness prevented him from featuring in Matchday 24's

1-0 home victory

over VfL Wolfsburg.

The 19-year-old, who joined Augsburg in January on a loan deal from Bundesliga leaders FC Bayern München, had previously started every

Rückrunde

match for Markus Weinzierl's side. The Dane, who has five international caps to his name, is likely to be in contention to return to the starting line-up on Matchday 25, when

die Fuggerstädter

welcome 1. FSV Mainz 05 to the SGL Arena.

"Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg today completed a running session after overcoming the flu."