Joe Cole underwent minor surgery yesterday (Wednesday) to correct a small tear in his meniscus in his knee.

In light of his previous surgery, excellent rehab and recent return to full training, this is only a minor setback and we expect Cole to return to full training in approximately one month.

As a result, Cole has not joined the party for the tour of America, which is listed below.

Petr Cech
Hilario
Ross Turnbull
Branislav Ivanovic
Ashley Cole
Michael Essien
Ricardo Carvalho
Andriy Shevchenko
Frank Lampard
Franco Di Santo
Didier Drogba
John Mikel Obi
Michael Ballack
Claudio Pizarro
Florent Malouda
Scott Sinclair
Jose Bosingwa
Deco
Salomon Kalou
Daniel Sturridge
John Terry
Alex
Juliano Belletti
Nicolas Anelka
Michael Mancienne
Sam Hutchinson

New signing Yuri Zhirkov will be joining the tour in progress.