John Brooks is set to miss Hertha Berlin's match at Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday, coach Pal Dardai has confirmed.
The United State defender has struggled for fitness since the Bundesliga match against Ingolstadt prior to the last international break. He missed both U.S. national team World Cup qualifiers against Guatemala as well as two league matches for his club.
While he played briefly on Matchday 30 at Hoffenheim and in the Cup defeat to Dortmund last week, Brooks missed Hertha's Bundesliga meeting with Champions League semifinalist Bayern Munich last Saturday.
Ongoing shin problems could now also rule out the 23-year-old for the upcoming Bundesliga match against Bayer Leverkusen.