Tottenham: Dejan Kulusevski in race against time to be fit for Europa League final after latest injury update | OneFootball

Kulusevski’s fitness is a major concern for Spurs ahead of their clash with Manchester United in Bilbao

Kulusevski suffered a knee injury in Sunday’s 2-0 defeat against Crystal Palace

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Dejan Kulusevski missed Tottenham training again on Wednesday, leaving the Swede with a race against time to be fit for next week’s Europa League final.

Ange Postecoglou said on Monday that Spurs are optimistic that Kulusevski will be fit but he is yet to return to training.

Kulusevski was absent when the Spurs squad trained on Wednesday morning ahead of their Premier League game against Aston Villa on Friday.

Kulusevski will have a key role against Manchester United in the Europa League final, with Lucas Bergvall and James Maddison already out

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Postecoglou is already without Lucas Bergvall and James Maddison due to injury, so Kulusevski will have a key role against United in Bilbao.

Speaking on Monday, Postecoglou said: “He was a bit sore this morning with his knee. It looks like a knock at this stage.

“We are going to let it settle for 24 hours and then assess it but the initial thing is it is more of a knock than anything more significant. Fingers crossed he is OK.”

Postecoglou will provide a further update on Kulusevski’s fitness on Thursday when he holds a press conference ahead of the Aston Villa game.