He, like Kayal, will be playing for the u23s tomorrow. He did 60 mins on Monday so probably longer tomorrow. A fairly standard recovery process.
Come through that unscathed and he's not far off being available for the first team - perhaps for Southampton (H) (Sun 29th). Perhaps one more u23...
Yes. I agree . Stephens and Pröpper are now #1 CM choice but Gross can definitely play there and has done in his Bundesliga career when required.
And is he really "struggling". ??
Seems to have settled in best of our new signings.
See his aggressive assist for AK's goal on Sunday for starters.