The Bayern Munich goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer has returned to training on Monday for the first time since breaking his lower right leg in December.
Neuer missed much of last season and the start of the current campaign due to a serious injury.
“(He) has now taken the next step on the comeback trail,” said the Bundesliga club in a statement, hailing Neuer’s session with his fellow goalkeepers as “good news”.
There have been increasing calls for Neuer to step down from the German side.
But Neuer, who has 117 caps for the national team, has said that he intends to return to the German team.
Bayern Munich presented their new goalkeeper Daniel Peretz on Monday, who has signed a five-year deal.
Peretz joined Bayern from Maccabi Tel Aviv, becoming the club’s first Israeli player.
At a press conference on Monday, Peretz declared that he would compete for the number one jersey with Neuer and Sven Ulreich.
“I want to play and will train as well as possible, to show the coach what I can do,” he said.