Tottenham Hotspur will return to action this weekend with a Premier League trip to Manchester City.
Spurs were once again forced to wait for an international break to come and go after a disappointing defeat in the top flight.
Now, Tottenham can get on with business and, with no international breaks now until March, they can look to finally build some consistency.
Ange Postecoglou, speaking at his pre-match press conference ahead of the trip to the Etihad Stadium, shared a number of fitness updates.
And while there were some bad news – Cristian Romero being out, for instance – the Spurs boss was also able to confirm that one of his star players is fit and raring to go.
Tottenham star Dejan Kulusevski fit and raring to go against Manchester City
The player in question is Dejan Kulusevski, who has been a revelation for Tottenham since switching to midfield at the start of the campaign.
Kulusevski was also in fine form as he helped Sweden run out 6-0 winners over Azerbaijan in the Nations League.
However, the Tottenham ace also fell awkwardly on his shoulder again, just like he did during the recent Europa League clash against Galatasaray.
Postecoglou has now allayed fears over Kulusevski’s fitness by saying he’s actually in better condition now than he was when he went away.
“No, it’s nothing major and actually he’s improved since he went away,” the Spurs boss said, as reported by football.london. “Coming back today he actually feels better.
“It’s just he’s had a couple of significant knocks all in the same area in the last couple of weeks, but nothing permanent or major that needs any attention.”
Praise coming Kulusevski’s way
Kulusevski has been going from strength to strength under Postecoglou at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Prior to this season, the Spurs midfielder had enjoyed a relatively decent career at N17, but the jury was still out on him.
However, since Kulusevski moved into central midfield, he has become one of the Premier League’s most in-form players.
Postecoglou deemed Kulusevski “fantastic” not long ago, while ESPN named him as one of the Premier League’s best ‘under-the-radar’ players so far this season.
It’ll be exciting to see what the future holds for the 24-year-old, for both Tottenham and for the Sweden national team.