Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira has returned to first-team training with Los Blancos.
The German has been out of action since last November after suffering a serious knee injury while on international duty.
At the time, it had been suggested that he would miss the remainder of the season and the World Cup.
However, pictures emerged at the weekend of the central midfielder completing a training session for his club, fuelling suggestions that he could play a part before the end of the season.
Khedira had previously been linked with a move away from the Bernabeu.