The England international suffered an ACL injury in preseason this summer.
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Despite the setback, Maddison is upbeat about fully recovering before the campaign ends.
"I've already looked (at the average time out), if it's eight months, six months isn't a question. The stage I'm at now, this needs to be right now," he told the club's website.
"I'm 28, I'm going to be 29 when I return, I'm in my prime, really. These are my peak years ahead of me. I need to come back and I need to stay fit. So actually I'm not going to be pushing to say 'oh why are you taking so long', sort of thing.
"But if it gets to eight months and we're flying or whatever, if I'm in the right frame, that will allow me to play this season won't it, towards the end."