Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers has moved to clear up talk Tom Rogic could return to action sooner than expected after appearing at training earlier this week.
Rodgers had said on the weekend that the injured Australian midfielder could be sidelined for a further “six to eight weeks”, ruling him out until March.
Rogic hasn’t played since early December after sustaining a knee injury which originally appeared set to rule him until only early in the new year.
The 25-year-old Socceroo was spotted at Celtic training on Monday and posted an image from the session on Instagram, fuelling speculation he could make an earlier than expected return.
However, Rodgers downplayed the speculation and said there was no clear timeframe for his return.
“Tom has been out for a little while,” Rodgers said.
“He was merely getting involved in our warm up, he still has a bit of time to go, there is no definitive time on him yet.
“We’ll need to wait and see but it was good to get him out on the grass, you see his influence and what you miss with a player like Tom.”
Rogic, who battled injury in the lead-up to the 2014 World Cup, is unlikely to be fit to impress the new Socceroos boss in Australia’s upcoming friendlies against Norway and Colombia in late March.
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