getting better, he tells Sky -------------------------------------- Ashley Cole is hopeful of making a return for Arsenal by the middle of January. The England left back has been on the sidelines since suffering a stress fracture in his foot in early October. Progress has been slow, but Cole claims he can now see light at the end of the tunnel and is hopeful his hard work will pay off. "It is getting better," he told Sky Sports News. "I don't want to set a date because I am not sure. "I am working hard in the gym and hopefully it will be just a few more weeks. "Hopefully, if it all goes well, it will be mid-January hopefully."