Ange Postecoglou has admitted that James Maddison is getting closer to returning to action, revealing that he is hopeful that the attacking midfielder will be back in training before the Manchester City clash.
Maddison has not kicked a ball since picking up an ankle injury in the London derby against Chelsea at the start of November.
Although the likes of Giovani Lo Celso and Dejan Kulusevski have done well in the number ten role, Tottenham have missed the attacking midfielder’s ability to unlock defences.
The Telegraph’s Matt Law told the Last Word on Spurs podcast a few days ago that as things stand, Maddison is unlikely to be fit for the FA Cup fourth-round clash against Manchester City on January 26.
Postecoglou has now insisted that he is unsure about the 27-year-old’s availability for the City clash but suggested that the former Leicester star could start training with the squad ahead of that game.
When asked about Maddison’s recovery, the Tottenham boss told Football.London: “He’s getting closer. He hasn’t trained with the group yet.
“Obviously, after Man United we’ve got two weeks and I’ll be hoping between the two Manchester game he’s back training with the first team as long as there are no setbacks in that two-week window.
“No idea [if he’ll be fit to face Manchester City in the FA Cup], we’ll see. It depends when he starts training. If he starts training early next week, potentially, but then again you have to see how they train with the first team, how they feel.
“I think we’ve got three games in that week after the Man City game so I’d hazard to say he should be…. him and Manor Solomon are the next two that should be fairly close after that provided there are no setbacks.”
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We know that Ange tends to lean on the side of pessimism when projecting the return date of injured players, which is why I think Maddison will likely be in the matchday squad to face Man City and might even make it out on to the pitch.
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