Fulham defender Zdenek Grygera has confirmed that he will be sidelined for the remainder of the season after undergoing knee surgery.

The 31-year-old suffered a blow during a 3-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in November.

"I'm feeling really positive about my knee and my recovery from injury," Grygera told the club's official website. "I had two surgeries with Dr Richard Steadman, one before Christmas and one in February. Dr Steadman told me after the second surgery the recovery should be five or six months.

"With how I feel right now, I think the maximum will be five months but we will see later on when I start to run. On Thursday, it will be six weeks since my surgery and I'll start to do more in terms of my recovery now.

"I'll be doing more on the bike and working on the upper body in the gym, but I feel very good."

Grygera moved to Craven Cottage from Juventus last summer.