Brighton midfielder Jakub Moder admits that his hard work and patience have paid off.

The Albion star is back with his national team Poland for the international break.

Moder will be involved in a Euro 2024 play-off semi final against Estonia and then a possible final against Wales or Finland days later.

Moder stated on international duty: “My fitness is good now and I think I've been back to my usual self for the past three or four months, playing matches in the Premier League and FA Cup.

“I'm playing and training with full intensity and I've been able to sustain it without any significant setbacks."

He added on his long injury layoff: “There's no doubt that it has taken longer to get back to this point than I expected, but right from the outset the intention was not to rush things and make sure the recovery was sustained and that nothing went wrong again.

“The idea was to come back at the right time so that nothing would happen to my knee while it was recovering its strength - and it looks like it has been all good so far."