Reading's injury-jinxed striker Dave Kitson is hoping to end a
frustrating spell on the sidelines by returning to action early on
in the New Year.
The 26-year-old has not featured since scoring in the 3-2 opening
day win at home to Middlesbrough, having suffered knee and
hamstring problems, before being forced to undergo an appendix
operation.
However, Kitson is now back in light training with the Royals and
wants to make up for lost time.
He told the club's official website: "The operation has been easier
to get over than I thought it would be.
"I've been running, so it's just a case of getting the fitness
up.
"The knee is fine and the hamstring is about a week away from being
back to how it was.
"I felt like I could have trained today, but I'm under doctors
orders to wait at least four weeks and it's only two so far.
"I'm hoping in the first week of January I can step back into the
fray and be training. I think that's realistic. It'll be a fresh
year and a fresh start."