Kulusevski, Solanke, Bissouma: Latest Tottenham injury news and potential return dates

The latest fitness news for Tottenham Hotspur ahead of their Premier League clash with West Ham.

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Tottenham Hotspur will return to action following the international break with a visit to the London Stadium to take on West Ham.

Spurs entered the break sitting fourth in the Premier League table, with two wins and a defeat on the board so far. Their 1-0 loss to Bournemouth ended the high following an impressive win over Manchester City.

Naturally, the international break brings its own fresh fitness concerns, so we’ve taken a look at the latest news and potential return dates for each Spurs player.

Dejan Kulusevski gives ‘confident’ verdict in injury update

Dejan Kulusevski has been a miss for Spurs since he underwent surgery on his knee midway through May. During a press conference last month, Thomas Frank refused to put a time frame on the Swede’s return, but the player has since provided his own update.

Speaking to Viaplay, via Swedish outlet Fotbollskanalen, Kulusevski has said his rehab is ‘going well’ and he is ‘confident’ that he will be back on the pitch in ‘2-3 months’.

Of course, James Maddison is out for the long-term after suffering an ACL injury during pre-season. Radu Dragusin is also out with an ACL injury, which he sustained back in January.

Frank has described Dragusin as ‘on the way back’. At the end of August, he said he anticipated the defender to return to team training in a ‘week or ten days’ time’ but he is not rushing the situation.

Kota Takai also remains on the sidelines are suffering a plantar fascia (foot) injury. Frank has admitted the club ‘don’t know the scale’ of the problem, and hasn’t given an estimated return date.

Both Dominic Solanke and Yves Bissouma could be in contention to play against West Ham. Frank confirmed Solanke has had a niggling ankle problem since pre-season but is hopeful he will be ready to return post-international break.

As for Bissouma, the manager does not envisage a long time on the sidelines. Frank confirmed he would miss the Manchester City clash but didn’t offer much else regarding a return date.

West Ham injury news

Luis Guilherme is not expected to be back in action for West Ham before October. After fracturing his clavicle in training, injury expert Dr Rajpal Brar told West Ham Zone that such an injury typically means six to eight weeks out of action. Guilherme may even be out for longer as he works to return to match fitness following the green light to train again.

West Ham risk being without summer signing Niclas Fullkrug after he withdrew from international duty with Germany due to a calf problem. International manager Julian Nagelsmann revealed it was a ‘precautionary measure’ to leave Fullkrug out of the match day squad but there was ‘too much risk’ to play him with the issue.