Super Eagles winger, Nathan Tella, has revealed that he is yet to resume full training with his club, Bayer Leverkusen, as he continues his recovery from injury.
The Nigerian forward picked up the setback during Leverkusen’s 3-1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt in September and has been out of action since then.
Speaking to Bild, Tella explained that the club’s medical team is taking a cautious approach to ensure he returns only when he is fully fit.
“I’m not completely back [in training] with the team yet, but I have more confidence in my leg than I did the last time out,” Tella told Bild, per Werkself Xtra.
“I feel like I’m on the right track. I’m no longer in pain. Now it’s just a matter of gaining confidence in my knee after the injury. I hope to be back soon and then stay with the team…
“It was [a] strange [injury]. I felt my knee and it was quite painful. But I wasn’t too worried. I tried to train before the first Champions League game in Copenhagen. Then Gladbach came along. But the injury didn’t really heal. It was probably something more serious than just a knock to the knee. Together with the doctors and coaches, we decided not to rush anything until I was at 100 percent.
“I tore my cruciate ligament six years ago. Now it’s a ten-week break — compared to ten months, that’s nothing. I wanted to stay positive,” he added.
