Guinea expect Naby Keita to be fit for the Africa Cup of Nations - and claim the Liverpool midfielder could even be available for the Champions League final.
Keita has been sidelined since suffering an adductor injury when caught by Barcelona's Ivan Rakitic during the Champions League semi-final at Camp Nou on May 1.
Reds boss Jurgen Klopp later revealed the tendon had been ruptured with the player expected to be sidelined for at least two months, ruling him out of the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, which starts on June 21.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp spared major selection headache for Champions League final
That was met with anger from Guinea Football Federation president Antonio Souare, who told Klopp to "pull himself together" and branded the diagnosis "hasty and pretentious".
And now Guinea national team coach Paul Put are confident Keita will be available for the Africa Cup of Nations and believe he could even be fit for Liverpool's Champions League final against Tottenham Hotspur in Madrid on June 1.
"He consulted his doctor in Switzerland, as I said at the beginning," said Put, as reported by Foot 224. "He is in treatment with his doctor.
"He has started on the bike there (in Liverpool) and it is said that he will maybe in two weeks resume with the squad.
"It is even possible that he is in the squad for the Champions League final, if what I have been told is true. We will see.
"We will wait and remain realistic. This is not the time to scream or panic. We have to wait and see how it goes."
Guinea open their Africa Cup of Nations campaign against Madagascar on June 22. They also face Nigeria and Burundi in the group stage.
