Tottenham Hotspur star right winger Mohammed Kudus was the team's best overall player in the 2025/26 Premier League season after joining from rivals West Ham United, immediately causing defenses problems with his dribbling quality and chance creation. Without him on the right hand side after an injury at the beginning of 2026, Spurs literally continued a winless streak, and aside from a few big performances from Mathys Tel, they had nothing going for them in terms of a player who could create problems on the ball.
Kudus's return under Roberto De Zerbi this season could not be more welcome, as Tottenham were able to survive the Premier League drop after the Italian manager's arrival, even without Kudus available due to a prolonged recovery course from a tricky quadriceps injury that was only supposed to keep him out until late March.
Tottenham have since landed Savinho to play on the other side as another tricky Premier League winger with world class potential, and as Spurs fans wait for the two to play together, they have already come to a realization that Mohammed Kudus will not be ready for Matchday 1 against rivals Brentford to kick off the 2026/27 Premier League season.
Mohammed Kudus is not far off
But in an important injury news update on Kudus prior to the Brentford match, Roberto De Zerbi told reporters at the Tottenham Hotspur press conference that Kudus is "almost ready" to make his return to the lineup, via Alasdair Gold of Football.London.
That is great news for Tottenham, and while it means Kudus is indeed not fully ready to play this weekend on Matchday 1 against Brentford, he should almost certainly be available to get minutes, hopefully significant ones, against Charlton Athletic on Wednesday in the League Cup or, better yet, in the next Premier League game next weekend against Newcastle United in the massive Sandro Tonali derby vs. a potential top five rival for Champions League places.
Tottenham could potentially use Charlton as the tune up game before having him available for a start against a tougher Newcastle side. Either way, Spurs could really use Kudus out there, and once he and Savinho are in the lineup, they could be cooking, especially if De Zerbi and Co. are able to close the deals for the goal scoring options they are looking for in Liverpool star Cody Gakpo and Savinho's (now former) Manchester City teammate Omar Marmoush. Things will look up for Spurs soon.