Aston Villa's Diego Carlos hoping for post World Cup return
Diego Carlos has travelled with the Villa squad to Dubai as he steps up his rehabilitation ahead of hopes for an injury return after the World Cup.
The £26million summer signing ruptured his Achilles tendon in August shortly after arriving at the club, as he went down injured late on in the win over Everton.
Carlos underwent surgery and has since been on a rehabilitation programme.
Now, the centre-back has travelled with the Villa squad to Dubai for their warm weather training camp as he steps up his rehabilitation, in the hope of making a swift return once Premier League football returns on Boxing Day.
His comeback would be a huge boost to new boss Unai Emery, who made a superb start to life at Villa Park before the World Cup break, by taking a maximum of six points from his two Premier League games.
