It was originally feared that he would miss the entirety of the current season when a second surgery to produce a new tendon repair did not entirely cure the pain, but the Scot is now close to returning.
Aaron Hickey is set to return to full training early next month in a huge boost to Brentford manager Thomas Frank.
The versatile full-back has been doing running work at the club’s training ground for several weeks and is now close to participating in full training sessions with the rest of the team.
Last week, they signed Michael Kayode from Fiorentina on loan until the summer, with the option to buy him for around £14million in the summer.
Mads Roerslev, who had been the first-choice right-back for much of the season, was allowed to leave, joining Wolfsburg on loan until July.
