The Belgium international is nearing a return but will not be rushed back, while Ilkay Gundogan and Leroy Sane will soon be available to make their debuts for the club
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany is closing in on a return to full fitness, while Pep Guardiola expects summer signings Ilkay Gundogan and Leroy Sane to be available after the international break.
Kompany has been dogged by calf problems over recent seasons and tore a thigh muscle to curtail his participation in May's Champions League semifinal loss to Real Madrid.
Guardiola is keen not to rush the central defender back into the fray given his troubling fitness record but is confident the 30-year-old is nearing the end of his rehabilitation.