AC Milan defender is hoping to make his return from injury in time to face Inter in the derby in Serie A on February 5.

This according to today’s print edition of Turin-based newspaper Tuttosport, who report that the Englishman is working to come back to full fitness in time for the derby, although he will not force a return if he is not fit to do so.

Tomori has missed the Rossoneri’s last few matches with injury, but a return looks to be in sight as he works towards a recovery over the international break.

The timeline is that the 24-year-old should be back within the next week or two, but it is not yet clear whether he will be back for the derby scheduled for the fifth.

The Rossoneri’s medical team will not force a recovery for the Englishman, but he is targeting a return in the massive second derby of the season given the importance of the match.