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Kightly eyes January return

09 Dec 2009 - 15:36:13

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Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Michael Kightly has set his sights on a return to action early in the New Year, having undergone surgery on an ankle injury.

The 23-year-old was injured in the 1-0 defeat at home to Birmingham City, having struggled for much of the season with hip and foot problems.

He told the Express & Star: "The operation was one of the most minor you can have and went really well.

"Hopefully I could be running by Christmas and then fully fit again at some point during January.

"If I can get fully fit, hopefully I'll be able to help the team and play more Premier League football.

"It feels like I haven't had that chance to be at my best yet and that's frustrating and disappointing.

"I went to see the foot surgeon and he said I could have dislocated my foot and also my knee as well.

"When you hear that, it puts everything into perspective and you realize it could have been something really bad. When I saw the footage of the incident I was pretty pleased it wasn't a lot worse."