This week marks the first time in a month that Tottenham Hotspur hasn’t played two matches in any given week. It’s also the last time that’ll happen until mid-February. That’s obviously less than ideal considering Tottenham’s squad is ravaged by injuries to the extent that they have at times had ten first team players unavailable for selection.
But there is hope on the horizon. Alasdair Gold posted an update on Tottenham Hotspur’s injury situation today and while there’s not a ton of immediate aid coming, there are timelines for a number of injured players’ returns.
Let’s start with Wilson Odobert. One of Tottenham’s newest signings, we barely got to know him before he went down with a long term hamstring injury that included surgery. Today he posted a cryptic image on his Instagram stories showing him wearing football boots.
Now before we get too excited, that doesn’t necessarily mean that he’s returning to full training. More likely it “merely” means that he’s returning to outdoor training on turf. But that’s a significant milestone! Gold writes that Odobert’s return is sometime “in 2025” which is extremely vague, but also appropriate when rehabbing an injury like the one he just had.
The other positive update is Richarlison, which Gold states could be fit enough to make the bench for the Newcastle match this weekend. Richy has been treated with caution as he rehabs from a hamstring injury picked up while assisting Dominic Solanke’s goal against Aston Villa on November 3. If Richy does make the bench I wouldn’t expect him to get anything other than a brief run-out as a late game sub, if he plays at all… but still, progress!
Here’s a quick summary of Tottenham’s other injured players, according to Gold:
- Mikey Moore — Likely to return to full training on Wednesday, but is not expected to be fit in time for Newcastle
- Guglielmo Vicario — Still recovering from foot surgery, likely out at least a further month, possibly more
- Cuti Romero — No significant update, but if initial reports hold could return by mid-January
- Micky van de Ven — Similar timetable as Romero as Micky recuperates from another hamstring injury
- Ben Davies — Re-aggravated his existing injury a couple weeks back, but eying a return in early January
- Destiny Udogie — Injured his hamstring against Wolves, with no date set for return. This is a complete guess, but I wouldn’t expect him back for six weeks or so.
Tottenham are also expected to bolster their squad with some additions in the January transfer window; hopefully some of them will come early so they can help with squad rotation before Spurs’ injured players return.
