Leeds United defender Robin Koch is targeting a comeback in the new year after undergoing knee surgery on Tuesday.
The Germany international had a suspected torn meniscus in his right knee, suffered initially in Leed's opening game against Liverpool and aggravated in a collision with Chelsea's Olivier Giroud at the weekend.
Koch is under the care of leading surgeon Dr Andy Williams at London's Fortius Clinic, who has helped the likes of Danny Welbeck, John Terry and Theo Walcott.
'At the beginning of the season we decided together with the doctors that I could play like this for the time being,' Koch told Bild.