HERTHA BERLIN NEWS

Dodi Lukebakio - Nets in loss Lukebakio scored one goal to go with two shots (one on goal) and one cross (zero accurate) in Saturday's 3-1 defeat versus Union Berlin.

Impact Lukebakio scored in his first match back with Hertha after returning from loan. The midfielder has had plenty of success with Hertha in the past and will be hoping to replicate that now that he is back from loan. Lukebakio played the full 90 and will look to keep this good form going as he competes for a place in the starting XI in the early portion of the season.

AUGUST 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Marco Richter - Pictured in training Richter (tumor) was pictured in training as of Thursday, according to DW Sports.

Impact Richter made an unexpectedly rapid return after getting a tumor removed because he managed to avoid chemotherapy. After scoring five times last season, he'll be a key piece for a lesser side, though it's not fully certain when he'll play just yet.

AUGUST 4, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Jessic Ngankam - Training individually Ngankam (undisclosed) is training individually on Tuesday, Hertha announced.

Impact Ngankam is in individual training as Hertha finished their final friendly and move towards the start of the Bundesliga. The forward joins from the relegated Greuther Furth, where he did enough for Hertha to decide he's worth keeping in the Bundesliga. Ngankam was not available for Hertha's friendly with West Bromwich Albion earlier in the week and could face a race to be fit before the start of the campaign.

JULY 26, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Omar Alderete - Not training Tuesday Alderete (undisclosed) is not training Tuesday, Hertha announced

Impact Alderete returned from a successful loan with Valencia but is likely to be transferred permanently before the start of the Bundesliga season. Whether it's a pending transfer or minor injury concern keeping him out of training Alderete is unlikely to play for Hertha in the 2022/23 campaign, though if they cannot find a suitable buyer it's possible he's reintegrated into the first team.

JULY 26, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Dong-jun Lee - Doesn't train Tuesday Lee didn't participate in Tuesday's training session.

Impact Lee has played in friendlies so it's unlikely he's carrying the same injury that afflicted him towards the end of last season. Still, his absence of training provides a good time to catch up on his status. With just one start in four appearances last season, it will take an impressive improvement for him to make a big difference.

JULY 26, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Hertha winger Richter nears return after tumor removed

Hertha Berlin says winger Marco Richter could be back in training next month after treatment for a testicular tumor

JULY 20, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Santiago Ascacibar - Switching clubs Ascacibar departed from Hertha's training camp as he completes negotiations to transfer elsewhere, the club announced Wednesday.

Impact Ascacibar got his career back on track making 27 starts from 28 league appearances after combining for just 21 starts in the previous two campaigns. After also making an impressive 93 tackles, he'll seek a move to another club and likely end his time in the German capital.

JULY 20, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Marco Richter - Back sooner than expected Richter is expected to return in two-to-three weeks after a tumor was found to be malignant after surgery but removed soon enough to prevent chemotherapy, manager Fredi Bobic annou...

Impact Richter is certainly fortunate in this situation, as recently Sebastien Haller and Timo Baumgartl are likely to be out far longer from similar situations. In this case, Richter could be back as soon as the opener Aug. 6 against Union Berlin or soon into the first month of the season. After scoring five goals in 30 appearances, Richter could a little extra value the sooner he makes his return.

JULY 20, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Jordan Torunarigha - Likely to leave club Torunarigha has departed Hertha's training camp as he seeks to complete transfer negotiations to another club, it was announced Monday.

Impact Torunarigha missed multiple months of last season due to ankle and thigh injuries and has been seeking a new club to get his career back on track.

JULY 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Chidera Ejuke - Joins Hertha on loan Ejuke joined Hertha Berlin on loan from CSKA Moscow for the 2022/23 season.

Impact Ejuke is coming off a solid season with five goals and five assists in 30 matches. He's able to play across the front line and will hope to bolster what was the third-worst scoring team in the Bundesliga a season ago.

JULY 13, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Marco Richter - Out indefinitely after operation Richter is set to have an operation to surgically remove a tumor, Hertha Berlin announced Tuesday.

Impact Richter will be out for an indefinite amount of time as he recovers from this operation and hopefully can remain cancer-free. The 24-year-old scored five goals in 30 Bundesliga appearances (19 starts) last season in his debut campaign for Hertha, but Vladimir Darida could replace him on the right wing until he's able to return.

JULY 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Kevin-Prince Boateng - Entering final season with Hertha Boateng announced Tuesday that he will be retiring at the end of the 2022/23 season.

Impact Boateng made 18 Bundesliga appearances (eight starts) in attacking midfield last season for Hertha, and the 35-year-old has confirmed that the upcoming campaign will be his last. He will end his career with the same club where he made his senior debut back in August 2005, and in between he has played for clubs in Italy, Spain, England and Turkey.

JUNE 28, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Javairo Dilrosun - Dishes six assists for Bordeaux Dilrosun hauled in two goals and six assists in 32 Ligue 1 appearances (19 starts) for Bordeaux in season 20221/22.

Impact Dilrosun was a vital part of a dreadful campaign for the Girondins and also added 40 shots, 31 chances created and 69 crosses while taking 37 corners. He'll be hoping that this productive spell in France will help him boost his chances for playing time back with Hertha after getting merely six starts in his last two seasons with the German side.

JUNE 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Krzysztof Piatek - Leaves Fiorentina Piatek is headed back to Berlin as Fiorentina did not activate their option to sign him permanently, SportMediaset reports.

Impact Piatek has bagged three goals in 14 appearances, adding 23 shots (seven on target) and six chances. He will probably transfer again in the summer, and Fiorentina remain in the picture in case they negotiated a lower price tag or a new loan, the outlet adds.

JUNE 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Jonjoe Kenny - Signs with Hertha Berlin Kenny has signed a three-year deal with Hertha Berlin away from Everton.

Impact Kenny is back in Bundesliga after a somewhat failed attempt at Everton in the Premier League. He started 37 league matches the last four seasons in addition to starting 31 times for Schalke on loan in the 2019/20 campaign. It wouldn't be surprising if Kenny found another starting gig at Hertha after they barely stayed in Bundesliga this past season.

JUNE 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Dodi Lukebakio - Quiet debut season Lukebakio scored once and provided two assists during 19 appearances (seven starts) in the Bundesliga.

Impact Lukebakio joined Wolfsburg from Hertha after scoring 12 goals and providing 11 assists in his final two seasons before the move. The hopes were sky-high for the midfielder, who slotted straight into the starting XI and failed to impress. He made only seven starts, largely due to poor form. With his loan set to expire Lukebakio will be headed back to Hertha, where he will hope to recapture his previous brilliance.

JUNE 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Dedryck Boyata - Starts final eight matches Boyata started the final eight matches of the season as Hertha just managed to avoid relegation.

Impact Boyata started the final eight matches and proved to be absolutely clutch when he was called upon. The central defender dealt with illness and hasn't consistently started for Hertha during his time with the club. That said when an injury crisis struck Hertha Boyata stepped up and produced some consistent performers with a variety of defensive partners. Those points proved to be crucial as Hertha just barely remained in the Bundesliga.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Linus Jasper Gechter - Joins first team Gechter made 13 appearances (six starts), tallying 15 tackles during the 2021/22 Bundesliga season.

Impact Gechter started the season with the Hertha youth teams before his excellent form during their mid-season injury crisis earned him a permanent role with the first team. The 19-year-old central defender might not be ready for a full match-load in the 2022/23 season, but barring set-backs his role is set to keep growing moving forward.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Davie Selke - Struggles for playing time Selke made 25 appearances (10 starts), scoring four goals during the 2021/22 Bundesliga season.

Impact Selke made 25 appearances and 10 starts, more playing time than he was getting with Bremen, but no the nearly 2,00 minutes he had during his previous stint with Hertha. Still the forward did well as a rotational option, and proved to be a massive part of the team, helping them win a relegation play-off against Hamburger SV.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Marco Richter - Thirty appearances, five goals Richter scored five times and provided one assist during 30 appearances (19 starts) in the Bundesliga.

Impact Richter gelled almost instantly with his new club after joining from Augsburg in the summer. The winger didn't need any sort of bedding in period and immediately started producing, while it's not the best return of his career, six goal contributions proved crucial as Hertha just avoided relegation. The winger played on either wing, and occasionally slotted in as a wing-back, that flexibility should give him guaranteed playing time in the 2022/23 campaign.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Maximilian Mittelstadt - Five assists Mittelstadt provided five assists in 24 appearances (16 starts in the Bundesliga.

Impact Mittelstadt actually played the fewest minutes he has played for Hertha since breaking into the first team. Despite that he was still good for his best goal contribution return for the club. The left-back found his role largely as a rotational option, and a super sub off the bench sent out to create chances against tired defenses. Mittelstadt ended the season with 22 chances created, right in line with his previous three campaigns (23, 22, 20), while sending in 85 crosses. Mittelstadt's role off the bench as a rotational option should continue in the 2022/23 campaign.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Vladimir Darida - Seven goal contributions Darida provided two goals and five assists during 25 appearances (23 starts) in the Bundesliga.

Impact Darida has provided seven goal contributions in each of his last three seasons for Hertha, though oddly they have come in different permutations each time. This time it was two goals and five assists, following his one goal and six assists from the 2020/21 campaign. The midfielder has lined up in both central midfield and on the right-wing, and is likely to be a solid offensive threat once more in 2022/23.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Santiago Ascacibar - Breaks into first team Ascacibar made 28 appearances (27 starts) during the 2021/22 Bundesliga campaign.

Impact Ascacibar finally broke into the Hertha first team in his third year with the squad. The midfielder has been a consistent defensive option in the center of the pitch, as he stormed to 93 tackles, the most of his career, while also playing 2,378 minutes, far more than he's ever played for Hertha before. Ascacibar's isn't a major offensive threat, but did manage to create 11 chances, the highest tally he has managed for Hertha.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Alexander Schwolow - Season-shortened by injury Schwolow made 25 starts, keeping four clean sheets, while making 73 saves in the Bundesliga.

Impact Schwolow was the clear number one when healthy for Hertha, though rumors have already begun to swirl that his time in Berlin is done. While Marcel Lotka was the back up for Schwolow throughout the campaign, it seems that Oliver Christiansen will be Hertha's no. 1 heading into the 2022/23 campaign. Newly-promoted Schalke are one of the teams rumored to be interested in Schwolow.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Suat Serdar - Crucial in survival Serdar made 30 appearances (27 starts) scoring three goals as Hertha just managed to survive in the Bundesliga.

Impact Serdar joined Hertha from Schalke following the latter's relegation, hoping to provide some threat from the Hertha midfield. While he did find the back of the net three times, it was the consistency from Serdar that proved crucial for Hertha. The midfielder was a machine all over the pitch, making 64 tackles, a career high. Serdar will be right at the middle of the Hertha midfield once more in 2022/23 as they seek a more comfortable stay in the Bundesliga.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE