Everton captain Seamus Coleman admits that he is itching to get back out on the field.
The right-back is out with a serious injury since the end of last season, hurting himself in a Premier League game against Leicester City.
Coleman will not be with Ireland as they take on France and the Netherlands in Euro 2024 qualifiers in September.
"I am better than I thought I would be coming off the pitch that night, I didn't think the best that night," Coleman said of that injury while speaking at the launch of the 2023 SPAR Better Choices Campaign.
It was a significant injury but I am recovering well, hitting all the targets so far, being back on the grass over the last few weeks, not with the team but with the physios, back with the ball and that.
"Slowly but surely it's starting to feel better. Without putting a target on it because that's not what they are doing as such, it's about reaching points and scores in the gym before you can move on.
"At the minute I am doing all that, in six/eight weeks maybe I will be back at it fully and feeling good."
