Rocha set to return within three weeks

13 April 2012

Tottenham central defender Ricardo Rocha is well on the road to fitness after ankle surgery.

He has been out since early October but is now stepping up his work at the training ground and hopes to return to full training in the near future.

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Nearly there: Ricardo Rocha (left) has almost fully recovered from surgery

"I am feeling very good," the Portugal international told the official club website. "I have just starting working hard on the field to recover as fast as possible and the physios feel I will be fit to train and play in two to three weeks.

"I have been out for many weeks so I am doing stamina work at the moment. I miss working with the ball but it has to be like this.

"The important thing now is to recover well and then try and help the team in as many games as possible."

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