Spurs injury update ahead of Europa League clash | OneFootball

On Thursday evening, Tottenham Hotspur will continue their final quest for silverware this season, as they lock horns with Dutch side AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League.

Ahead of the game, reliable Spurs insider, Paul O Keefe, has provided the fans with an injury update, with some good news — and some bad news.

Spurs fans given some fresh injury news ahead of Europa League showdown

The good news is that Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero, and Dominic Solanke are “in line” for the squad. The bad news is Dejan Kulusevski has picked up an injury that will keep him out of this game [at least].

Well, we all know by now that no good Spurs news is ever not accompanied by bad news — particularly when it comes to injuries — so this feels pretty on brand.

Although it is disappointing not to have Kulusevski available, overall it is hard to argue against this being a positive update for Ange’s side.

In addition, Spurs do feel better equipped to deal with an injury to the Sweden captain than they would have been a few weeks ago. They now have James Maddison available and able to have the keys to the midfield, whilst Brennan Johnson is available for the right hand side of the attack.

As for van de Ven and Romero, well it feels like it has been said 1000 times already, but it is just so important that they are 100% ready to go. Thursday will mark six weeks since van de Ven was last seen, when he played 45 minutes against Elfsborg. That was clearly too soon.

Meanwhile, there has been plenty of online discussion regarding the inclusion of Romero in Argentina’s preliminary squad for World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil later on this month. The fact he seems close to being available on Thursday evening should help ease some tensions regarding that selection.

To finish off, it really cannot be overstated just how important the return of Solanke will be. So far, Mathys Tel has had some bright moments, but you can see that, as of right now, he isn’t the man to be leading the line on his own. Which is fine. He is 19 years old — but it cannot be denied how big a miss Solanke has been.

In fact, the thought of those two linking up is pretty exciting, with the Englishman being the perfect foil for the teenager to play off of.