Trek Factory Racing resigned Frank Schleck last week but they have announced that they have not yet offered a contract to his younger brother Andy.

“The situation with his knee is not optimistic,” Trek team spokesman Tim Vanderjeugd told VeloNews. “He is out on his bike, and he comes back after an hour or an hour and a half, and it’s still swollen. He has to ice it up after every ride. It’s not encouraging.”

Andy crashed out of stage 3 of the Tour de France with what may now prove to be a career-ending injury. The 29 year old from Luxembourg had to undergo surgery to repair ligament and cartilage damage to his knee.

“It doesn’t really make sense to talk [about] a contract with a rider who is that injured,” Vanderjeugd said. “We are not saying he is off our radar, but we have to wait to see how the knee evolves.”

Andy has been linked with a move to Continental team Cult Energy recently but team manger Kim Andersen denies this rumour.

The arrival of Bauke Mollema as a new GC leader from Belkin has also pushed Andy further down the team’s pecking order.

Andy’s career has stuttered after a horrific crash in the 2012 Dauphine, and since then he has been struggling to find form and return to his old self. After Alberto Contador’s disqualification, he was awarded the 2010 win overall in the Tour de France.

Vanderjeugd said Mollema would likely be the team’s lone big-name arrival for 2015.

“We’re not done signing yet, but for the big names, that will be it,” he said of Mollema. “We have a lot of good young riders, and we want to keep working with them, and develop their talent … With Mollema coming in, with Frank, I think we’re set for the GC. I don’t think that the team will be that different next year.”