Schalke captain Benedikt Howedes has moved a step closer to a first-team return after completing a light training session on Tuesday.
The Bundesliga outfit confirmed via Twitter that the World Cup winner had completed a "running session" at the club's training ground, the first stage in his long road to recovery from injury.
Howedes has not featured throughout pre-season for the Bundesliga outfit after suffering a "complex" ankle injury in Schalke's penultimate clash of the 2014-15 campaign against Paderborn.
Schalke's tweet read: "Good news #S04 fans! @BeneHowedes is on the road to recovery after completing a running session on Tuesday!"
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