Ryan Mason: Hull star awake and could return within months

Hopes grow midfielder will be back in action next season following emergency surgery on fractured skull

Gary Cahill, Ryan Mason
A clash of heads between Chelsea defender Gary Cahill and Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason, which left Mason with a fractured skull.
(Image credit: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images)

Hull midfielder Ryan Mason was conscious, talking and in good spirits on Monday after undergoing emergency surgery on a fractured skull following his clash with Chelsea's Gary Cahill during Sunday's match.

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