Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly sweating over the fitness of Dejan Kulusevski ahead of their UEFA Europa League final clash against Manchester United.
The 26-year-old suffered an injury in Spurs’ 2-0 Premier League home loss to Crystal Palace on Sunday.
According to Football London, the Swede’s absence from Spurs’ Monday morning training raised concerns over his availability for the final matchup with the Red Devils.
Mikey Moore replaced Kulusevski after the injured star played just 18 minutes of the game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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Spurs’ chances of winning their first trophy since 2008 could be severely damaged by another injury, since they will already be missing midfielders Lucas Bergvall and James Maddison for the final in Bilbao.
Fears were allayed by head coach Ange Postecoglou after the game against the Eagles, with the Spurs boss saying: “Should be OK, just talking to him after.
“Medical team are not too concerned with him, more of a knock than anything else. So we’re hoping he should be OK.”
One could argue that skipping training the day following the game is merely a precautionary measure to allow the knock to subside.
After all, the match between the two English teams at San Mames is still nine days away. For the remainder of those days, however, Spurs staff and supporters will be anxious about the Sweden international’s fitness.
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