Walsall midfielder Jake Hollman "10 to 11 weeks" away from hamstring recovery
Walsall midfielder Jake Hollman is set to recover from his hamstring injury in the next "10 to 11 weeks" - boss Mat Sadler has confirmed.
The Australian suffered the injury during the Saddlers' 4-2 defeat at Northampton Town in the EFL Trophy on January 14.
He was stretchered off in the latter stages and was ruled out for the rest of the season after requiring surgery.
Hollman is no longer on crutches and is likely to complete his rehabilitation by the end of May, which means he should be fit to join back up with the squad for pre-season.
"He is off his crutches now. A long road ahead still - he's probably about 10 or 11 weeks out, but he's in the thick of his rehab now," Sadler confirmed.
The 24-year-old arrived from A-League outfit Macarthur FC on a free transfer last summer and penned a two-year deal at Bescot.
Game time was limited during a difficult debut campaign which heralded just 40 minutes across his three cameos from the bench in League Two.
Hollman played eight times across all competitions - registering his only assist for Rico Richards' equaliser in a 2-1 win at Stevenage in last 16 of the EFL Trophy in December.
He spent the first half of the campaign getting up to speed following his switch to England after delays over securing his work permit prevented him from featuring during pre-season.
His debut came as a late substitute in a 2-1 win over Swindon Town on the opening day in August, before another 16-minute cameo in a 1-0 defeat at Gillingham a week later.
However, he has not featured again for the Saddlers in League Two since another appearance from the bench in a 1-0 home loss against Grimsby Town on August 19.
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