Tottenham: Ange Postecoglou issues Dejan Kulusevski injury update ahead of Europa League final

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·11 mai 2025

Tottenham: Ange Postecoglou issues Dejan Kulusevski injury update ahead of Europa League final

The midfielder was withdrawn inside the opening 20 minutes against Crystal Palace

Scare: Dejan Kulusevski could not continue against Crystal Palace

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Ange Postecoglou has played down injury fears over Dejan Kulusevski after the midfielder was forced off in Tottenham's 2-0 defeat against Crystal Palace.

Kulusevski, one of three survivors from the Spurs side that started the Europa League semi-final win over Bodo/Glimt on Thursday night, was forced off inside the opening 20 minutes with a suspected knee injury following a heavy challenge from Marc Guehi.

Thoughts immediately turned to his fitness for Bilbao and the Europa League Final against Manchester United on May 21.

Kulusevski was immediately replaced by Mikey Moore with Spurs taking no risks, but Ange Postecoglou is confident the Sweden international has avoided a serious problem.

"Should be OK, just talking to him after,” the Australian said

“Medical team not too concerned with him, more of a knock than anything else."

Spurs are already without Lucas Bergvall (ankle) and James Maddison (knee) until next season, which means Kulusevski is the only fit playmaker in the squad.

The north London were able to welcome back captain Heung-min Son following a six-game absence. Though the forward, was understandably, rusty on his return to action and will need more minutes before the European final.

Tottenham face Aston Villa next Friday night before heading to Bilbao in search of ending their 17-year trophy drought.