Borussia Dortmund star Ilkay Gundogan has revealed he is making good progress as he continues his recovery from a back injury.The midfielder first picked up the problem while on international duty with Germany back in September and there were even fears he would have to undergo an operation in a bid to eradicate the problem.
But a prolonged period of rest has seen the 23-year-old make a gradual recovery and he is hopeful of pulling on the Dortmund jersey sooner rather than later.
He told sportmazta: "Slowly but surely it is getting better. I've even been doing sprinting and working on my conditioning - there are only a few more percentage points for me to reach.
"Of course I hope that I can return as quickly as possible, but I am not completely pain free yet and so I must continue my treatment."
BVB have felt the full force of his absence, with defender Mats Hummels also ruled out until next year with a broken foot, but Gundogan has made participating at World Cup 2014 his top priority.
"It's quite possible that I can be fully fit after the winter break," he added. "Of course I want to return as quickly as possible and play again for Dortmund, but Brazil of course is top priority."
The former Nuremburg man has featured just once this season - in BVB's 4-0 win away to Augsburg - but made 40 appearances last term as the club finished runners-up to Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga and Champions League.
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