Albania coach Sylvinho insists Chelsea striker Armando Broja's recovery from December knee surgery is on track.

Broja was released early from Albania's squad this week.

Sylvinho has now explained: "What happened to Broja is very simple, it arose from a serious injury, he had been out for nine months.

"He came back a few weeks ago, he played a few minutes in the first match, the same in the second. Then, one match before coming to us, he played 45 minutes and was replaced due to some physical problems. Normally he had a check-up at Chelsea before coming to us, the checks had gone well.

"When he came here, he trained, but he still had a bit of concern: we sat down and spoke to the doctor, and we were in constant contact with Chelsea to find out about his injury. It was clear that he wasn't he could play and together with the club and the player we agreed that he would return to Chelsea and begin his recovery. That's the whole story."