On Sunday evening, Aaron Hunt pulled out of the German U21 squad for their up-coming game. Trainer Thomas Schaaf made the announcement: "Due to the amount of strain he has been under having just returned from injury, Aaron suffered a muscular reaction and therefore we will be allowing him time to regenerate during this week."
The 22 year old will stay behind in Bremen and begin a special regeneration programme starting on Monday morning: "We are hopeful that he will be available to us again for the clash with Bayern Munich next Sunday", remarked Thomas Schaaf.
The decision to remove Hunt from the German squad was made with the understanding of the U21 coach Dieter Eilts, whose side will take on Belgium in Koblenz on Tuesday, 05.02.2008. Werder Bremen will be represented exclusively by Mesut Özil at the game.