Thomas Frank has now provided an injury update on the fitness of three of his defenders, ahead of Tottenham Hotspur’s north London derby game.
Tottenham Hotspur are back in Premier League action this weekend after a two-week pause because of the international break.
The majority of Thomas Frank’s men have returned fit, with the Spurs boss providing a positive injury update following the stop in club football.
This is a significant boost for Tottenham, who play Arsenal on Sunday in the Premier League, before facing PSG in midweek in the Champions League.
Thomas Frank provides injury update on Takai, Davies and Dragusin
Not only did players return from the international break without serious injuries, but several other injured stars are also edging closer to full fitness.
Thomas Frank spoke about Dragusin, Kota Takai and Ben Davies’ progress and revealed how close they are to being part of the squad.
Speaking to Football.London, he said: “Yeah, Radu very happy and he is a couple of weeks full training all in, everything and played first 45 minutes in nine months last Wednesday.
“Trained fully today, now he is getting very close to be selected and now it is a matter of performance and a few more game minutes to be fully available. Ben and Kota both trained today. Archie trained with the team as well.”
Radu Dragusin played a good 45 minutes in a behind-closed-doors match with Leyton Orient, his first minutes after over eight months sidelined because of an ACL problem.
Spurs injuries remain a concern for Thomas Frank
While a few players are edging closer to full fitness, a couple of others remain sidelined and are unavailable to Frank.
Dejan Kulusevski, while expected to return sometime this year, remains out of contention and will not be available to Frank in the coming weeks.
Solanke is another player sidelined with no fixed timeline on when he will return to full fitness and begin playing for Tottenham, while James Maddison is also unavailable and will not feature until next season as he continues to recover from an ACL injury.
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