It's been another rough patch on the injury front for Tottenham Hotspur fans, and while it could always get worse (knock on wood that it does not), coming into the season with lengthy absences for key starters from the Europa League winning side like Dominic Solanke, James Maddison, and Dejan Kulusevski is never easy.
Compounding that, even the new transfers for Tottenham haven't been able to avoid getting hurt, and the main issue has been the lack of match fitness for striker Randal Kolo Muani. The PSG No. 9 somewhat surprisingly joined on transfer deadline day despite lengthy negotiations with Juventus for another deal, as Fabio Paraici managed to help Spurs swoop in.
With Solanke out for longer after needing another procedure and Richarlison struggling to get anything going in recent weeks, Kolo Muani gracing the pitch has never been more needed than now, and this pesky "dead leg" situation preventing him from debuting has become a frustrating meme for Spurs supporters.
But soon, the dead leg may be no more. Ahead of Saturday's Matchday 7 fixture in the Premier League against tough customers Leeds, Tottenham manager Thomas Frank gave a hint that the French striker may be ready to debut for Spurs soon enough, "Kolo Muani has been on the pitch the past two days so that's a positive. He's not available tomorrow yet for the squad.â
Tottenham can get their man back after the break
So obviously the negative part of that statement is that Kolo Muani won't be out there against Leeds this weekend, but, well, only the most dangerously optimistic Tottenham fan - and it's doubtful there are any such people who exist in 2025 at this point after all the club have gone through - would have even given Kolo Muani a two percent chance of playing against Leeds.
The real takeaway out of that is that Kolo Muani has been on the pitch for two days without disintegrating into dust, which means that his leg isn't all that dead. Which, in turn, means that Kolo Muani should really be a matter of one more match away from playing for Tottenham.
After the Leeds game, Kolo Muani and his Tottenham teammates have the October international period to recuperate - assuming they aren't playing, which RKM almost certainly will not be - and thus there is every reason to expect Kolo Muani to be out there on Oct. 19 for a tough battle against an Aston Villa side with literally everything to prove. And maybe, just maybe, we'll get to see 5-10 minutes from the Frenchman as a tune-up.