Tottenham supervisor Roberto De Zerbi has been handed one other ‘optimistic’ harm replace alongside the looming return of midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur.
Cristian Romero out for the remainder of the season however Bentancur returns
Spurs had been handed the very unwelcome information that captain Cristian Romero is about to overlook the remainder of the season after his harm in opposition to Sunderland final weekend.
The Argentine, who De Zerbi was tipping to be a key participant alongside Mohammed Kudus, now satirically joins the Ghanaian on Spurs’ mile-long remedy desk as each gamers see out the marketing campaign unavailable.
Romero was shoved into Antonin Kinsky by Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey throughout their 1-0 defeat on the Stadium of Mild, with each males requiring remedy.
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Tottenham’s last six Premier League fixtures |
Date |
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Brighton (house) |
April 18 |
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Wolves (away) |
April 25 |
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Aston Villa (away) |
Could 2 |
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Leeds (house) |
Could 11 |
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Chelsea (away) |
Could 17 |
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Everton (house) |
Could 24 |
The Czech shot-stopper was capable of proceed with a bandage round his head, however the identical sadly could not be stated for Romero, who’s now compelled to observe Tottenham’s struggles from the sidelines.
De Zerbi faces one other essential take a look at when his former membership, Brighton, go to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this weekend as Spurs sit two factors adrift of Seventeenth-placed West Ham within the relegation zone.
In a much-needed increase for the Lilywhites and their new supervisor, it has now been revealed that Bentancur has returned to coaching and might be accessible to play a task in opposition to Fabian Hurzeler’s aspect.
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Spurs need to again De Zerbi with a frontrunner forward of his first full season.
In additional excellent news for Spurs, there was an encouraging replace on one other injured star from Sky Sports activities this week.
James Maddison returns to Tottenham coaching with Rodrigo Bentancur
As per the printed large, playmaker James Maddison, who has been sidelined since Spurs’ pre-season tour of Asia final summer season, has additionally returned to coaching as a part of his long-winded restoration from an ACL harm.
The Englishman has been a sore miss for the north Londoners, and their lack of creativity in his absence has been a key theme of their on-field nightmare throughout 2025/2026.
Nonetheless, whereas it’s excellent news for his restoration that he is come again on to the coaching pitch, it nonetheless could be a short while earlier than we see him play an precise recreation.
“I may see James Maddison again in coaching, he is been out since that ACL harm he sustained in pre-season,” stated Sky Sports activities, by way of one in every of their correspondents at Hotspur Approach.
“It has been harassed to me, that is a part of his gradual reintegration into the squad, so don’t count on to see him in a matchday squad any time quickly.
“However after all, it’s optimistic information by way of his restoration.”
Apparently, ex-interim boss Igor Tudor stated he was hopeful of seeing Maddison again in motion earlier than the top of the season, so it may nonetheless be one to observe from a Spurs perspective.
The 29-year-old bagged 12 objectives and 11 assists in all competitions throughout Ange Postecoglou’s last season in cost, which included strikes in opposition to the likes of Man Metropolis, Man United and Liverpool.
Maddison is a big-game, key creator on the heartbeat of Spurs’ midfield, so having him again once more as quickly as doable can be an almighty increase for De Zerbi.
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