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Goals from Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha saw off a below-par City side with relative ease, and Thomas Frank hopes to be able to welcome Destiny Udogie back to match fitness this week.

Manor Solomon has also returned to training, but it is far less positive news on Dejan Kulusevski.

Destiny Udogie is edging closer to a return to match action after training with his team-mates last week.

Asked for an update before facing Manchester City, Thomas Frank said: “Destiny is better. He's trained with the team twice, full training sessions, and also other trainings.

“He is just too short [of fitness] to be involved for City. We want him to train [on Saturday] and have another good week next week as well, but he's in a good place.

“Looks very positive about him.”

Potential return date: Bournemouth (h) on Saturday, August 30, 2025

Yves Bissouma

Yves Bissouma remains sidelined as his wait to play his first competitive minutes of 2025-26 goes on.

The midfielder was left out of the Spurs squad to face Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Super Cup for disciplinary reasons, and then picked up an injury in training ahead of the Premier League opener against Burnley.

Frank said after the 3-0 win: “Unfortunately he got injured in training yesterday so very unfortunate. An injury we look into how much it is.”

Asked for an update before facing Manchester City, Frank simply confirmed: ”Biss will miss this game.”

Potential return date: Unknown

Sidelined: Yves Bissouma

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Dejan Kulusevski

Thomas Frank says Tottenham are not putting a timeframe on how long Dejan Kulusevski will be out, but admits his injury is “a longer one”.

Kulusevski has been out since undergoing knee surgery in May, with Ange Postecoglou stating then that the Swede would be on the sidelines for “at least a few months”.

As expected, Kulusevski has therefore played no part in pre-season and Thomas Frank's only update up to this point was to confirm the 25-year-old will be unavailable for “a long time”.

Reports emerged on Thursday that Kulusevski could be out until 2026 and at his press conference ahead of Saturday’s trip to Manchester City, Frank said: “No Kulusevski, he's out. That's a longer one, I don't want to put a timeframe on it.”

Potential return date: Early 2026

James Maddison

James Maddison is set to miss most, if not all, of the 2025-26 campaign after rupturing his ACL in pre-season.

The injury came in a pre-season friendly against Newcastle earlier this month, and he has since undergone surgery.

Spurs have not put a timeframe on how long Maddison will be out but he is set for a long spell on the sidelines, but he is expected to miss much of this season.

A club statement read: “His surgery will take place in the coming days and, following that, James will then begin his rehabilitation with our medical team.

“Everyone at Tottenham Hotspur wishes James a full and speedy recovery. We will be supporting him every step of the way.”

Potential return date: April 2026

Radu Dragusin

Radu Dragusin has been sidelined since January after suffering an ACL injury against Elfsborg in the Europa League, and soon underwent surgery.

The defender recently confirmed that his rehabilitation is going well and he is involved in all the meetings and tactical discussions with Thomas Frank despite being unable to join training with his new manager.

"I had to learn how to walk again. I was on crutches, my knee was really stiff from the surgery. It was a long process but, once I got back to normal walking, it became a positive journey.

He added: "But honestly, I just want to be back on the pitch training with the boys again. I can't wait to be back. I've been working hard, on and off the pitch, with the fitness staff. Once I'm fully fit, I can't wait to be back with the boys and back for the matches too."

Potential return date: Late 2025

Slow start: Kota Takai

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Kota Takai

Summer signing Kota Takai is yet to feature for Spurs after picking up a plantar fascia issue.

Takai missed early-summer friendlies against Reading, Wycombe and Luton, before Thomas Frank confirmed: "Kota got a plantar fascia injury, unfortunately we don't know the scale of it - weeks."

Manor Solomon

After starring on loan at Leeds last season, Manor Solomon has been unable to impress Thomas Frank this season after a mystery injury ruled him out of all the club’s pre-season outings.

Standard Sport understands that he hopes to leave Spurs this summer and return to Leeds, where he spent last season on loan.

Bryan Gil

Bryan Gil spent last season on loan at Girona but saw his spell in Spain cut short by a knee ligament injury.

He underwent surgery promptly, and the club unsurprisingly opted against making his move permanent.

Gil has since returned to Hotspur Way to continue his rehabilitation.