Color Line Stadium outfit Aalesund are hoping that Leke James, 23, will resume training with the club this week.

The attacker has missed the last two weeks of pre - season training due to a groin problem.

“There is no question of an injury , it’s more that he is tired in both groins . Therefore he runs alternative training now at the start of this year, ” AaFK physiotherapist Bjorn Erik Melland  told Aftenposten.

“I reckon that he is back in training soon . Hopefully as soon as next week .

“We would prefer everyone on the field from day one , so ideally we should have had him on the field.”

James, who bagged 13 goals in the top - flight in 2015, is strongly been linked with a move away from Aalesund before the close of the transfer window.