Leonidas Stergiou

Stergiou (muscular) is ruled out for the time being with an injury, coach Frank Schmidt said in the press conference.

Stergiou was loaned to Heidenheim from Stuttgart until the end of the season, his new club announced. "With Leonidas, we are gaining a player for our defense who knows the Bundesliga well and, despite his still young age, already has considerable experience. We are convinced that Leo can immediately help us in the current challenging situation with his footballing quality and his attitude on the pitch," said FCH Chairman Holger Sanwald.

Sterigou (ankle) has played twice with the U21s over the past two weeks and is back in training, the player told club media. "The two appearances in the second team helped me to gather playing practice and pick up rhythm. I felt good on the court. We had fun on the court and experienced a good start to the training week."

Sterigou (ankle) is an option for Thursday's match against Basel, according to manager Sebastian Hoeness."The only one who is not available is Deniz."

Stergiou (ankle) is back in training and things are going well but he isn't yet ready to return, coach Sebastian Hoeness said in the press conference.