Bastian Schweinsteiger has claimed that he is on course to return to fitness in time for Germany's Euro 2016 campaign.
The Manchester United midfielder has not played since suffering a knee injury while training with his national side in March.
The 31-year-old was named in Joachim Low's provisional 27-man squad, and has now claimed that he should be fit for the finals next month.
"I'm feeling good," Schweinsteiger told reporters in a press conference. "I've had a lot of communication with the physios and done all they have asked.
"It's looking very good and I'm very optimistic. I've got to get a bit closer to training with the team, but everything's going according to plan so far.
"The good thing is I know how to deal with tough situations and I've got to be optimistic. There is a plan for me and I'm following it precisely hour by hour. It worked two years ago at the World Cup, when I think I was in a worse position than now."
Germany will face Ukraine in their opening group match on June 12.
Danielle Joynson
