Bo Svensson sees striker Jonathan Burkardt on the mend. At the press conference ahead of Saturday’s Bundesliga game at RB Leipzig (3:30 p.m.), the Mainz 05 coach said: “Jonny is making progress in rehab. He has less pain after periods of stress. I still can’t say when he’ll be back though. I can only say that a positive development can currently be seen.”
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Burkardt had knee surgery (meniscus) and has been absent from Mainz since the beginning of December. According to Svensson, there is no concrete timetable for the return of the 22-year-old centre-forward. In Mainz one hopes for a speedy recovery of the goalscorer.
