Sweden manager Graham Potter has hinted Dejan Kulusevski is set for a return to Tottenham Hotspur soon.
Fotboll Skanalen cover comments from him today. Sweden have their eye on getting him back for World Cup play-offs in March.
The Tottenham midfielder has missed the entirety of the World Cup qualifiers this season due to a serious knee injury.
Tottenham have remained coy on when he may return from that long-term absence. And that’s put a question mark over whether Kulusevski will be available to aid Sweden’s chances of making the World Cup next summer.
Potter’s side initially take on Ukraine in Path B. They finished bottom of their group but qualified thanks to their Nations League performances.
Getting the Tottenham star back and in the side would be a major boost to their hopes of qualifying. He’s been a key player for several years and sorely missed in this disastrous qualification campaign.
Potential Tottenham Christmas present
It seems Potter has good news on that front too, although he admits it’s all in Tottenham’s hands at this moment in time.
“Dejan is taking steps forward,” he is quoted as saying.
“He was happy with where he is in his rehabilitation. It’s in Tottenham’s hands, and his. But he was feeling good when I last spoke to him and I look forward to seeing him maybe at Christmas or around New Year.
“There is a lot of football to be played until then. Nobody knows for sure what it will look like in March. That is the reality.
“But he is in a good place, and he was happy with his rehabilitation last time we spoke. Then he was ready to take the next step (in rehabilitation). But there is no stress involved. He will do his rehab in a good way and if he does that, I am pretty sure we will see him on the pitch soon.”