Team news | Ange on potential return of six players in 'around 10 days' - plus Cuti update

Ange Postecoglou has delivered the positive news that six players could return in the near future.

Guglielmo Vicario (out since 23 November), Brennan Johnson (15 January), Destiny Udogie (29 December), Wilson Odobert (18 September), Timo Werner (12 January) and James Maddison, who picked up a calf issue at Hoffenheim last week, are all expected to be available in 10 days' time.

Ange also reported that striker Dominic Solanke (out since 19 January) was a week behind that batch and that Cristian Romero (out since 8 December) was being monitored on a week to week basis.

Speaking to the media at Hotspur Way on Friday afternoon, Ange was asked which players might be next to return to the fold.

He said: "They are all kind of around the same time - around 10 days' time. We are talking about Vicario, Johnson, Destiny, Wilson, Timo. Madders is around the same time as well. Romero is a bit of a tricky one. We are not really sure yet. There is still some work he needs to do. Certainly all those guys, I think of the long-term ones apart from Dom (Solanke) who is probably a week behind them, the rest of them are slated to be back in the next week to 10 days to be available."

Asked abou Cuti's situation, Ange added: "It’s just a slower healer with him and it is one we are looking at on a week to week basis. Again, he has been out for quite a while. As with all the other long-term ones, we are just taking our time."