The central defender has been out of action since damaging his hamstring in our UEFA Champions League win against Real Madrid at Wembley back in November.
Speaking in his pre-Southampton press conference, Mauricio was asked if Toby’s integration was going to start next week.
“Maybe tomorrow, if all is good,” responded Mauricio. “Today he has the last scan and if all goes well, that’s the plan, to do the warm-up with the team, the first exercises and then integrate gradually with the group.
“We’ll see next week step by step if he can improve his fitness to be available as soon as possible.