Dejan Kulusevski has sent a subtle injury return hint with Ange Postecoglou hoping to have him back available from for Tottenham's Premier League clash against Chelsea on Thursday.
The Swede has missed the last five games due to a foot issue and Spurs have certainly been impacted by his absence.
Even though he was unavailable for both legs against AZ Alkmaar, Tottenham were able to advance into the Europa League quarter-finals.
James Maddison has been required to play more minutes in his absence but the quick turnaround for games has taken its toll.
Thankfully, based on Postecoglou's update back in March, Kulusevski can return to the fold at Stamford Bridge later this week. "He's got a knock on the foot, [and] it's got a bit sore in the last couple of weeks, he said.
"He's been able to train and play, but it wasn’t getting better. He's unlikely to be back before the international break."
Given the club's priority is bound to be focused on Europe, Kulusevski may not be risked in what is likely to be a feisty London derby.
With Southampton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium just a few days later and the first leg against Eintracht Frankfurt following that, Postecoglou has some big decisions to make.
Two of Pedro Porro, Destiny Udogie and Djed Spence will start while it remains to be seen if both Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven start at centre-back again.
Further forward, Wilson Odobert and Mathys Tel are two attackers who have put in strong showings recently and are thus pushing for starts.
As for Kulusevski, a place on the bench if he is deemed fit enough to return is the most likely scenario with the 24-year-old hinting he will be back very soon.
On Instagram, alongside a picture of him celebrating his goal at Ipswich, Kulusevski wrote: "Coming to a show near u Dk tha truth2.0."
Elsewhere, it is unclear whether Kevin Danso will be able to return against Chelsea after suffering a hamstring injury in March with Richarlison and Radu Dragusin expected to remain out, though the former is expected back very soon.
Lucas Bergvall missed out on playing for Sweden during the March international break due to illness but he is expected to be available this week.