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Jack Butland: Stoke City goalkeeper fully motivated and close to return after lost year

Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland says he is fully motivated to return before the end of this season after a year out with an ankle injury.

After England came back to win 3-2 in Germany on 26 March 2016, Butland, who had started the game to win his fourth cap that night, became a forgotten man.

And having been replaced by Fraser Forster at half-time that night in Berlin, he has not played since.

"This season's been a complete washout," Butland told BBC Radio Stoke.

But ahead of Wednesday's Germany v England rematch in Dortmund, the 24-year-old made it clear that he is close to a return to full training.