West Ham midfielder Jack Collison is targeting a place in Europe as he gets ready to resume training this week.
The Welsh international was in danger of missing the rest of the season after dislocating a kneecap at Wigan seven weeks ago but intensive work with the club’s medical staff has paid off so far.
Collison is hopeful he will be fit to play a role in West Ham's final push for a Uefa Europa League place.
“I dislocated my knee. It popped out of place. Luckily it wasn’t too serious in the end so now I’ve just got to concentrate on getting back to full fitness. Hopefully I can have one last push at the end of the season,” Collison told the club’s website.
“I’ve pretty much done everything and I’m now ready to go back into full training with the boys. It’ll be later in the week and that’s what I’ve been aiming for over the last few weeks.
“To make another appearance or two before the end of the season and help the team to try and qualify for Europe would be great.”