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Walcott sets sights on return

10 Feb 2009 - 14:09:16

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Arsenal teenager Theo Walcott hopes to return to first-team action before the end of February.

The 19-year-old has been sidelined since suffering a shoulder injury while on international duty in November.

Walcott is pleased with the way his recovery is going following surgery and could make his comeback in the Champions League last 16 first leg clash against AS Roma on February 24.

He told the Gunners' official website: "I'm nearly there and hopefully will be back by the end of this month.

"I'm doing a lot of rehab work now with the shoulder, landing on it, and also in the gym with a lot of weights to build the muscle strength back.

"Obviously I don't want to do it again, so I've got to be 100 per cent fit.

"My dad had an operation on his right shoulder as well and, when I had my left side done, they did a scan on my right and said that something might have to be done at a different stage.

"So actually it's good that it's come when I'm young, and hopefully now it will be as strong as anything."