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Mason targets 2018 playing comeback from fractured skull

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The midfielder is looking forward to getting on the pitch again, but is determined not to take any risks with his future

Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason is targeting a 2018 comeback as he continues his recovery from a horror head injury.

The 26-year-old suffered a fractured skull after a collision with Chelsea defender Gary Cahill during a Premier League match in January this year, and has been sidelined since.

With most of his rehabilitation work behind him, Mason admits that his time on the sideline was becoming a wearisome wait.

"Physically I'm fit. I'm just waiting for the skull to fuse together and heal.