West Bromwich Albion head coach Slaven Bilic believes Ahmed Hegazi is doing all he can to recover from the ankle injury which has kept him out of action since July.
The centre-back, who played all four games for Egypt at the Africa Cup of Nations, went under the knife to fix the niggling problem which troubled him intermittently last season.
Regardless, he featured in 39 league games for Baggies, who made the Championship playoffs at the end of the season.
Bilic, appointed by the West Midlands club in June, has been impressed with Hegazi’s desire to return to full fitness.