The Belgium head coach Marc Wilmots has revealed that the Manchester City defender Vincent Kompany has avoided serious injury after undergoing scans on a suspected calf problem.

Kompany, who has had 21 separate injuries since joining City in August 2008, sustained the injury in training with Belgium, and was withdrawn to undergo medical checks.

He will now undergo a late fitness test before a decision is made over his participation in Belgium’s match against Australia on Thursday.

Wilmots tweeted: “Good news for Vincent Kompany, he will do light training tomorrow and we will then see whether he can play. Without taking any risk of course!”

The news will be a relief to City, who have a series of vital games coming up after the international break, against Arsenal, Bayern Munich – in an opening Champions League group game – and Chelsea.

Kompany has a history of calf problems, having suffered six previous issues in that region of his body.