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From September, striker Samuel Eto'o, who has been sidelined due to a knee injury, is recovering faster than expected and may return to the field by the end of January.
This information was announced by the European champions themselves, confirming that the Cameroonian will start training in mid-January. At the end of September, medics predicted that the Cameroonian national team striker would be out for five months - approximately until March.
Barcelona also confirmed that another striker, young Argentine Lionel Messi, could start training in early February. The 19-year-old, who suffered an injury in mid-November, is slightly ahead of doctors' predictions - three months without football.
Another "blaugrana" player who is expected to return to the field in early February is French defender Lilian Thuram, who suffered a left leg muscle injury last week.
