Tottenham Hotspur have a couple new fitness concerns as they prep for Friday night’s trip to Aston Villa. Dejan Kulusevski suffered a knee injury, last time out, but Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglu expects to be able to clear him for Friday night.
“He should be OK, [I was] just talking to him,” Postecoglu said of Kulusevski on Sunday.
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“The medical team are not too concerned, more of a [knee] knock than anything else, so we’re hoping he should be OK.” The other new concern pertains the seldom-used youngster Dane Scarlett. He has a groin injury that will require surgery, and thus, shut him down until preseason.
The statement:
“Dane has had an operation, he was carrying a groin injury all year, and we decided to get the operation done so he’s ready for pre-season.”
And then finally, Radu Dragusin, Lucas Bergvall and James Maddison are likewise out of commission until next season.
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