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Eduardo hopes for quick return

Arsenal striker Eduardo hopes he could be playing again as early as July after reporting excellent progress in his recovery from a broken leg.

It was feared the Croatia international could be out for more than a year after suffering a double compound fracture of the left leg in a tackle from Birmingham's Martin Taylor in February.

But the 25-year-old, who has been recovering at a clinic in Rio de Janeiro since April, told Croatia's Sportske Novosti: "I'm feeling well and my rehabilitation is going better than I would ever have hoped."

He added: "I am returning to Europe from Brazil at the beginning of August, perhaps even the end of July.

"Doctors tell me by then I will be fully recovered and able to play football again. I hope so too."

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