Thibaut Courtois hopes to be back in action in December as planned while Chelsea are expected to be without the defender Branislav Ivanovic when the Premier League resumes this weekend.
The Belgium goalkeeper needed surgery following damage to ligaments in his right knee suffered in training last month. Courtois said the procedure had gone well and he was now set to step up his recovery programme.
“In terms of my knee, it is good. I am doing my rehabilitation and it is progressing fine,” Courtois said after Belgium’s Euro 2016 qualifying win over Israel. “I will be starting the bulk of the work with my physio to come back as soon as possible. I still have to be careful not to go too quickly but all being well, I should be back in December.”
Chelsea have struggled for consistency, with the champions 16th in the table, already 10 points behind the leaders Manchester City before the home match with Aston Villa on Saturday.
Ivanovic suffered a hamstring injury while on duty with Serbia. The full-back could be out for three weeks, which would include the Champions League tie at Dynamo Kyiv as well as games against West Ham, Stoke and Liverpool.
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