May 29 (Reuters) - Reigning MotoGP ⁠champion Marc Marquez played down expectations ahead of ⁠his return at the Italian Grand Prix this weekend, ‌saying he needs time to get back into top shape after undergoing two surgeries following a crash.

Marquez missed the French Grand Prix race as well ​as the entire Catalan Grand Prix ⁠weekend after fracturing his ⁠foot in the crash at Le Mans.

After having surgery on a ⁠metatarsal ‌fracture as well as a separate shoulder operation, the 33-year-old has been given the green light to ⁠compete in the first practice session in Mugello ​on Friday.

"If ‌I come back with the mentality that I can win ⁠this championship, ​I will be injured again," he told MotoGP on Thursday.

"Let’s see that if in the next races I can rebuild my ⁠right arm, and from that point I ​know the speed will arrive.

“But, first of all, I need to feel well about my physical condition."

The Spaniard said his shoulder ⁠injury, which he picked up in a crash at the Indonesian Grand Prix in October last year, was his primary concern rather than his recent foot fracture.

“The foot is peanuts, ​the foot, nothing, I was ready ⁠to race in Catalunya. It’s more the shoulder was my biggest ​limitation these last months," he added.