He flew back to England yesterday and after recovering from jet lag he returned to training with the Saddlers this morning.

Walsall boss Colin Lee said: “We had an excellent report saying Paul had been responding to the treatment and they’d been very pleased with his progress.

“His fitness is something we’ll have to review but there was a small gymnasium where he was and a few hundred miles of sand so he could run all day if he wanted to.

“But Paul Merson also has an ability not to have to train flat out all the time.”