Aug 20 (Reuters) - LCR ⁠Honda rider Johann Zarco is ⁠set to return to MotoGP at ‌the Aragon Grand Prix on August 28-30, subject to passing a medical assessment at the circuit, ​the team said on Thursday.

The ⁠Frenchman has been ⁠sidelined since suffering knee ligament damage in ⁠a ‌multi-rider crash at the Catalan Grand Prix in May and ⁠had originally been expected to return ​in September.

"Zarco's ‌recovery has continued to improve in ⁠recent weeks, ​allowing him to bring forward his return to racing," LCR said in a ⁠statement.

Zarco was injured during a ​restart at the Catalan race when he collided with Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia and Honda's ⁠Luca Marini in a three-rider pile-up.

He tumbled through the gravel with his leg trapped under Bagnaia's bike and was ​later taken to hospital.

Zarco ⁠has missed six rounds since then in ​Italy, Hungary, the Czech ‌Republic, the Netherlands, Germany ​and Britain.

(Reporting by Karan Prashant Saxena in BengaluruEditing by Toby Davis)