Postecoglou confirms further Solomon knee procedure and issues Bissouma update

Ange Postecoglou has revealed that Manor Solomon is still a bit away from making his Tottenham return following a further procedure on his knee. Making the move to north London in the summer and making an impact in his playing time, the winger has yet to feature for the first team since the win over Liverpool at the end of September.

Facing a spell of between three and four months on the sidelines, Solomon will be looking to make his Tottenham comeback sooner rather than later. While it is a blow for the ex-Fulham man to be a few weeks away from playing for Spurs again, the team have been handed a boost on the injury front with Giovani Lo Celso having a good week on the training pitch.

Playing a key role for Postecoglou's side in November and December, the Argentina international has been out of action since coming off early in the second half during the 1-0 win over Burnley in the FA Cup at the beginning of January.

"Gio's back training with the group, so that's good. He's sort of a good training week this week," said Postecoglou in an interview with SPURSPLAY. "Manor's had to have some further procedure on his knee, so probably a little bit away still. Sess is just continuing his rehab."

Speaking in his press conference, Postecoglou indicated that Spurs are looking at "another two or three weeks" when it comes to Solomon.

"He had another procedure on Monday on his knee. Nothing major but we're looking at another two or three weeks for him," he explained.

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Good news for the Lilywhites in terms of Lo Celso, Tottenham have been handed another boost with the return of Son Heung-min and Yves Bissouma this week following their participation at the Asian Cup and Africa Cup of Nations respectively.

"Sonny got back on Wednesday, did recovery on Thursday but trained with the team today," said Postecoglou in his pre-match press conference. "Biss trained, he obviously joined up as well this week. Lo Celso trained this week. I think the only ones still out are Solomon and Sessegnon at this stage."

Asked if those returning are ready to start, he said: "Definitely Sonny and Biss. They trained well. Gio trained all week but he's obviously missed a fair bit of football so we'll have to see how he is and whether we give him another week or not."

Amid reports that Bissouma had tested positive for malaria early in the competition in Ivory Coast, Postecoglou explained the situation and confirmed that his midfielder is now 100 per cent fit.

"No, that's not right," said the Australian. "He had a slight form of malaria before the tournament started but it cleared up after the tournament started. He had no issues after that."