Jose Bosingwa could finally be coming to the end of his injury nightmare and getting closer to a return to the Chelsea side.
According to his manager, Carlo Ancelotti, he could be back in training some time soon.
The Portuguese right-back missed out on the majority of Chelsea's title-winning season last campaign, being out from October onwards after suffering with a knee problem which needed two operations.
As a result, he had to watch from the sidelines as his Chelsea colleagues did the domestic league and cup double for the first time in their history, and he was also unable to represent Portugal in the World Cup in South Africa. The Premier League 2010/11 odds suggest the Blues should win back-to-back titles, so he may still have a shot of glory this time around.
Chelsea are currently embarking on their pre-season preparations over in Germany, but Bosingwa has not travelled with the squad as he is not able to play or train.
He will definitely miss the Community Shield next weekend against Manchester United, a game which the football betting makes Chelsea favourites to win. He will also be out for the first few months of the new Premier League season, but there could be a chink of light in the distant future for the right-back.
Ancelotti is hoping that a number of players will return to peak fitness before their Premier League title battle commences, and he also has hopes about Bosingwa.
The Italian manager said: "Drogba we will have to look at during training tomorrow and on Wednesday he could play against Hamburg. He is healing very quickly.
"When we come back to London I think Alex can also train with us but we have to wait for [Jose] Bosingwa."
It remains to be seen whether Bosingwa's defensive colleague Ashley Cole will still be a Chelsea player by the time the transfer window closes as he seems determined to leave the Blues to play in Spain.
Whether this will happen remains a doubt though as Ancelotti has publicly stated that Cole would "not be sold at any price".
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