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Aston Villa left back Jordan Amavi has provided an update on his battle for fitness.

Amavi has started doing ball work back home in his native France as he continues his fight to be available for the start of next season.

The 22-year-old defender has not played for Villa since the 0-0 draw against Manchester City in early November, but he insists he is making good progress with his recovery.

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"It is a lot better than 6 months ago, it’s going well," said Amavi, who ruptured his cruciate ligament playing for France under-21s.

"At the moment I’m in Clairefontaine, I’m doing a lot of muscle strengthening exercises, a lot of ball movement practice and working on my positioning and my technique.

"I do this during the week and then have a break on the weekend."

Amavi was speaking to France Football