According to Dan Kilpatrick of the Evening Standard, Tottenham have reopened the first-team area of their Hotspur Way training centre, with Antonio Conte set to lead a session of his depleted squad ahead of Thursday’s encounter against Leicester City.
Spurs have seen their squad decimated by an outbreak of Covid-19 over the past week with the club confirming eight first-team players and five coaches having tested positive for the virus.
The outbreak quickly caused the club’s Europa Conference League fixture against Rennes on Thursday and Sunday’s Premier League trip to Brighton to be postponed, with news for the rescheduling of the former still up in the air.
Spurs shut down the most affected part of their Enfield training ground in a bid to restrain the spread of the virus, however the first-team area has since been reopened on Tuesday morning.
Kilpatrick has revealed Conte will take a session with a depleted squad of players which will raise hopes of Spurs being able to fulfil their Premier League meeting with Leicester in two days time.
#thfc Spurs have this morning reopened the first-team areas of Hotspur Way, which should raise optimism they can face Leicester on Thursday night. Conte set to lead a depleted squad in training again today.
— Dan Kilpatrick (@Dan_KP) December 14, 2021
Spurs Web Opinion
This news is much more improved but the club obviously still have to be careful with how the outbreak is managed. The next few weeks are going to be tough for Spurs given that we don’t know which players will be available and which ones will have long-term effects.