Toppmöller reveals injury for Theate

Eintracht coach Dino Toppmöller has revealed that Arthur Theate suffered an injury against Heidenheim.

Eintracht Frankfurt stormed to a 4-0 win over Heidenheim at the weekend, but apparently there was a fly in the ointment for Die Adler.

Speaking at a press conference ahead of Eintracht’s DFB-Pokal clash with RB Leipzig on Wednesday, head coach Dino Toppmöller revealed that the Belgian defender picked up an injury during the game.

“He injured his ankle a quarter of an hour before the end of the game on Sunday. He has a torn collateral ligament,” Toppmöller told reporters.

Toppmöller doesn’t expect Theate to be out for long, however, and wouldn’t rule out the possibility of the defender playing against Augsburg on Saturday.

“He fought through and played until the end, which shows his mentality. He is now suspended for the cup, and then we’ll have to assess him again on Friday before Saturday’s game.”

Apart from Theate and the injured Aurele Amenda, Toppmöller will have a full squad at his disposal for the upcoming game again RB Leipzig.

“It still looks very, very good,” he noted.