A few days before the official nomination of the World Cup squad, there are question marks at Marco Reus. But apparently the repeated injury to the BVB captain is not half as bad.

Marco Reus' second comeback attempt also failed. After he had to pause again after his first return in mid-October, the 33-year-old is now ailing again. At the weekend, Reus played against VfL Bochm for 23 minutes - and as a result missed today's Bundesliga game against Wolfsburg.

"He was in pain again," reported Edin Terzic on Monday. It is the ankle that has been causing problems for Reus for two months now.

But there is hope: According to the image, Reus is not currently suffering from the ligament injury that put him out of action for the first time in mid-September. "According to our information, the injured band should not be the problem," explained Dortmund reporter Jörg Weiler in the "Stammplatz" podcast. "Reus has a painful inflammation in his foot. He won't be there for the away game in Wolfsburg and I think it's almost impossible that he will play against ex-club Gladbach on Friday."

If this information is correct, one would probably not have to worry too much about Reus' participation in the World Cup. There is hope that the inflammation will disappear soon. "You can only keep your fingers crossed for the boy that the inflammation heals quickly," said Weiler. "This is the last chance for him to win a big title. Reus has only won the DFB Cup twice so far, for a player of his quality it's a drama."

This article was originally published on 90min.com as The truth behind the Reus injury.