Bayern Munich midfielder James Rodriguez is upbeat over his recovery from a knee injury.

The first tests have suggested that he won't be available again until the beginning of next year and he is now working on his recovery in Madrid.

"I'll return much better and stronger," he stated in an optimistic post on Twitter.

The injury comes in a week in which German reports have claimed that Bayern Munich won't sign James to a permanent deal from Real Madrid at the end of his loan contract.