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    Tottenham injury update: Pedro Porro, Destiny Udogie, Manor Solomon latest news and return dates

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    Tottenham are optimistic about the return of three key players this week as they gear up for their upcoming Premier League fixture.
    The recent postponement of their away match against Chelsea, owing to Chelsea’s participation in the Carabao Cup final, has provided additional time for Destiny Udogie, Pedro Porro, and Manor Solomon to recover from their respective injuries.
    While Udogie, primarily operating as a left-back, is anticipated to be fully fit for the upcoming clash against Crystal Palace, Porro and Solomon’s availability remains uncertain.
    Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham’s manager, is scheduled to provide a detailed update on the trio’s fitness status during Friday’s press conference.
    Meanwhile, Ryan Sessegnon and Fraser Forster continue to be sidelined with longer-term injuries, further adding to Tottenham’s absentee list.
    Udogie and Porro: The cornerstones of Postecoglou's early success

    Pedro Porro

    Pedro Porro missed the home loss to Wolves with a muscle strain picked up in training.

    Postecoglou said last week: “Probably a couple of weeks for him [Porro]. With the game break hopefully, he doesn’t miss too many.”

    Porro delivered an update of his own earlier this week when asked on Instagram if he should be sold on Fantasy Premier League (FPL), to which he replied: “Don’t sell me.”

    Potential return date: Saturday, March 2 vs Crystal Palace

    Destiny Udogie

    Destiny Udogie’s absence from the recent defeat against Wolves was due to a knock he sustained.
    This marks only the fourth Premier League match that the left-back has missed throughout the season. Manager Ange Postecoglou remains optimistic about Udogie’s swift return to action and hopes to have him available for Tottenham’s next fixture.

    “Don’t think it is anything too serious,” Postecoglou said ahead of the game. “With no game next weekend, he should be back [to face Palace].”

    Potential return date: Saturday, March 2 vs Crystal Palace

    Manor Solomon
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    It has been a frustrating season for Manor Solomon, who has been on the sidelines since Spurs’ win over Liverpool at the end of September.

    The forward suffering a meniscus injury to his right knee, which required surgery, and it was revealed earlier this month that Solomon had needed a “further procedure” on the issue to delay his comeback.

    That setback was expected to be two to three weeks, with Solomon likely to be back in contention in early March after returning to training this week.

    Potential return date: Sunday, March 10 vs Aston Villa

    Ryan Sessegnon

    There was a positive update from Postecoglou ahead of the Wolves match as Sessegnon stepped up his recovery.

    “He’s back training, which is the first thing,” Postecoglou said. “Now he’s got to put a body of work together in training and we’ll go from there.

    “This is the first week we’ve had with him. So far, this week, he’s trained well, done everything he’s been asked of, and hopefully that continues.”

    However, playing for Spurs’ U21 side a week ago, Sessegnon lasted just 35 minutes before he was forced off with injury, and it remains to be seen how serious that problem is.

    Fraser Forster

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    Goalkeeper Fraser Forster is set for an extended period on the sidelines due to a foot fracture.
    The 35-year-old has featured only once this season, during the Carabao Cup loss to Fulham. Unfortunately, his return to the squad is not expected until the latter stages of the season.

    Postecoglou has suggested the injury, picked up in training, will keep Forster on the sidelines for “about two months”.

     

    Potential return date: Late April 2024

     

     

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