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Pongracic (COVID) will not be in the match-day squad against Werder Bremen on Friday. Manager Oliver Glasner told reporters, "Marin Pongracic will link up with the team again tomorrow after his coronavirus test, but he won't be involved in our next game."

Guilavogui (thigh) won't be available for the club's next two matches, as manager Oliver Glasner told reporters, "Sadly, Joshua Guilavogui will also miss the game with a muscle injury. He definitely won't be involved this week or next week."

Bentaleb will not be training with the first team moving forward. Per the team's release, "There's no question that he's a great footballer. But, we have established that Schalke and Nabil Bentaleb clearly aren't a good fit. There's nothing in this moment that has led to this, but rather, it was part of a process. We will part ways by summer 2021 at the latest."

Harit will not be training with the first-team for the foreseeable future. According to the team's release, "There were some things that happened last weekend which we were not okay with. That's why Amine has been given time to think. He has a lot of potential as a player but hasn't been able to bring that to the team over the last few months. We will leave him on his own but will do everything we can to get him to where he is able to use his talent to help the club. It's now up to Amine to find his way back into the team."

Rode -- who missed the previous two matches due to a thigh problem -- was back training with the squad Tuesday.

Barkok has tested positive for COVID-19 and begun quarantining, the team announced Tuesday.

Fullkrug (calf) remains in doubt ahead of Friday's clash with VfL Wolfsburg. Head of scouting Clemens Fritz told reporters, "With Niclas Fullkrug we have to wait and see how the next few days develop. All other players are fit and available."

Gonzalez (undisclosed) completed an individual gym session Tuesday.