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Jordan Amavi will not be rushed back into match action despite completing his recovery from a long-term knee injury.

The talented left-back has trained with the rest of the group this summer but is yet to feature in a pre-season friendly.

He’s unlikely to travel to Bristol Rovers tomorrow and could also sit out of Saturday’s trip to FC Nantes in his homeland as Villa carefully monitor his fitness.

Amavi missed six months of action last term after rupturing his cruciate in a France U21 clash back in November.

It was a bitter blow for the 22-year-old who was desperate to make an impression in his first season in England following a £10million move from Nice last summer.

An extended rehabilitation period went well and Amavi reported back with the first-team late last month.

During the first ten days at Bodymoor Heath he trained hard and was also putting in the yards with the team out in Austria last week.

But boss Roberto Di Matteo kept him on the sidelines for the friendlies against GAK, Telford and Worcester, and is expected to do the same for at least another week.

Medics have told the Frenchman to take it easy and despite his determination to make up for lost time, he will remain patient in the times ahead.

Elsewhere, Villa have doubts over the fitness of Adama Traore, Jordan Lyden, Micah Richards and Leandro Bacuna.

All will be assessed before tomorrow’s trip to Bristol Rovers.

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