Tottenham now have an indication of when they will get a key player back from injury.
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Tottenham could be set for a fitness boost in the coming weeks amid fears over a serious injury. Spurs are preparing to start the interim era of Igor Tudor, with the former Juventus boss having taken over until the end of the season following the sacking of Thomas Frank.
Tudor’s main job will be to keep Tottenham in the Premier League, given they have fallen to within five points of the drop zone, but there is also an opportunity to put a run together in the Champions League.
It’s unlikely Tudor will get the job full time unless he can manage a truly superb run, and Tottenham do not currently look as though they are capable of such a run, especially not with the injuries they are currently dealing with.
One of the injury absentees is Lucas Bergvall, who picked up an ankle injury last month. Speaking at the time, Frank said: “Unfortunately, Lucas picked up an ankle injury. We keep being very unlucky with injuries, and it looks like it could be a longer one. He's been assessed these two days, so time frame, I’ll know more about in the next couple of days."
Later, reports in Sweden claimed that Bergvall would be out for two to three months, and that he could miss Sweden’s World Cup qualifier in March. But in a possible good news update, Fotboll Direkt claim the creative Spurs star is out of his protective boot and working towards a return in six weeks.
It’s claimed Bergvall could yet make that all-important Sweden game, although it will be a race against time, and there would have to be no setbacks in his recovery. As for Tottenham, it seems very likely Bergvall will be back for their April 11 clash with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, which is the first club game after the international break.