Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has been pictured stepping up his comeback from injury at the club’s AXA Training Centre.
After completing a £41million transfer from Wolverhampton Wanderers in September, the Portugal international made an explosive start to his Reds career, netting nine goals in 17 games.
However, he suffered a knee injury playing in the Champions League dead rubber at Midtjylland on December 9.
Jota managed to avoid having surgery on his leg.
But he has been undergoing a strict rehabilitation programme to get back to full fitness.
These latest photographs provide encouragement though that the 24-year-old remains on schedule with a possible return date pencilled in for later this month.
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The club have indicated Jota is "making good progress on the road to full fitness".
And they added today: "Under the guidance of club physio Chris Morgan, the 24-year-old undertook some gym work before taking to the outdoor pitches for some running drills."
As well as ball work outdoors on a pitch, Jota is shown at the club’s new £50million training base in Kirkby jumping, handling a medicine ball and carrying out various different exercises as he looks to sharpen his movement.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of Liverpool’s 1-0 home defeat to Burnley on January 21, manager Jurgen Klopp said of Jota: “Diogo is a few weeks away.
"Will not be next one or two. He needs time.
“How much I miss him is not important. I am not allowed to miss him. He is not there and we deal with it.”
