Aron Johannsson has said he will need to be patient in order to return to Werder Bremen's starting XI.
United States international Johannsson has lost his place in the Bundesliga side's attack to 19-year-old Ousman Manneh.
He had regained his spot in the team at the start of this season after returning from almost a year on the sidelines with injury.
However, he has been a substitute under new coach Alexander Nouri and told local paper Kreiszeitung: "I am close to 100 percent now and I can train hard again and feel fine afterwards.