The latest Tottenham Hotspur injury news - with updates on Dominic Solanke, Randal Kolo Muani, Yves Bissouma and more.
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Tottenham Hotspur return to Premier League action this weekend when they welcome Aston Villa to North London on Sunday afternoon – but Thomas Frank may have to get by without a number of first-team regulars due to injury.
Yves Bissouma picked up yet another injury while playing for Mali, while there are question marks over the involvement of summer signings Randal Kolo Muani and Kota Takai – in total, seven Spurs players are out or doubts for the match against Villa.
We’ve got all the latest Spurs injury news and updates below for you, as well as the stricken players’ expected return dates when available.
Will Randal Kolo Muani & Kota Takai be fit to face Aston Villa?
Two of Spurs’ fresher faces have yet to make much of an impact at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium thanks to fitness concerns – forward Kolo Muani has managed just 14 minutes for his new team thanks to a lingering thigh injury, while defender Takai has yet to make his debut due to a plantar fascia problem.
Both have, however, been back in training since early October and after being rested during the international break they are expected to be fit enough to play at least some part against Aston Villa this weekend – although neither is necessarily likely to start the game as they build back towards full match fitness.
Kolo Muani is more likely to be involved in the initial line-up with Dominic Solanke still out after undergoing surgery on an ankle injury that will sideline him until at least early November – the home game against Chelsea is the most optimistic return date for the England international.
Yves Bissouma injured again as Radu Dragusin nears return
There was further bad news this week for midfielder Yves Bissouma. The Malian midfielder had yet to play a minute this season due to an injury that also scuppered a proposed move to Galatasaray, and now he has sustained a fresh injury while on international duty.
Bissouma came on as a substitute against Madagascar and was hurt badly by a challenge just nine seconds after coming on – the 29-year-old had to be stretchered off as a result. The precise nature and extent of the injury have not yet been announced, but he looks likely to be set for another lay-off.
There’s a more positive update on the fitness of centre-half Radu Dragusin, who is making strides as he works to return from an ACL injury. The Romanian has been back in light training since September and could be ready for action by the end of October, although Frank has been coy about a precise date with Spurs not prepared to take any risks.
Tottenham’s two other ACL victims, Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison, are further away from making their return. The best-case scenario for Kulusevski is that he comes back in late November after the next international break, while it is not yet known whether Maddison will be able to play at all this season.