The only Tottenham Hotspur player to get through this most recent international break injured is Yves Bissouma, who planned to use Mali’s World Cup qualifying matches as a means to regain match fitness
after from one injury, only to see himself pick up an ankle injury moments after coming on as sub. He was stretchered off the pitch in Mali’s first match and missed the entirely of their second this week.
That’s not great! But the good news is that it’s not as bad as it COULD be. According to Football.London, sources within the Malian physio department said the injury to Yves’ ankle doesn’t look to be as bad as initially feared, with a recovery time of two to three weeks.
Of course, Bissouma hasn’t yet returned to London and the Spurs physio team will also want to come to their own conclusions, but that’s not too bad for what was described as possible ankle ligament damage. It’s a shame, since Biss rounding back into form could’ve been very good for Thomas Frank’s midfield rotation options, but considering the error bars for any kind of ankle injury sustained in a football match I’ll take it.
The better news is that Football.London also reports that both Randal Kolo Muani and Kota Takai are back in full training after coming back from (respectively) a severe dead leg and plantar fasciitis, and both could be available for selection. Will we actually see them play on Sunday against Aston Villa? Well, maybe we’ll see RKM, but I’d be shocked if we get a Takai debut except maybe as a late substitute to get some minutes in his legs, and hopefully while running out the clock with Spurs having a multiple goal lead.
Thomas Frank also recently gave an update on Radu Dragusin, who is recovering from a major knee injury last spring that required surgery. He’s back on grass but apparently hasn’t yet joined full training and will be out of action for at least the next few weeks. No word yet on the status of Dominic Solanke, who recently had minor surgery to connect an ankle issue of his own.
