On Tuesday, Sky Sports News reported on Spurs training and there was good news and bad news for Tottenham fans ahead of Saturday’s clash with Everton.
Tottenham striker Brennan Johnson was among the players who attended the training session at Hotspur Way.
However, Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven was nowhere to be seen, suggesting that he is still a long way from returning to action.
The 22-year-old injured his thigh muscle in the defeat to Chelsea and is not expected to play before the new year.
Sky Sports journalist Jamie Weir admitted that there was hope that Van de Ven would finally step on the pitch, but that is still not the case.
He said: “I’m afraid we Spurs fans who watched the game were hoping to see Micky van de Ven on the grass, but it’s obviously a bit early for Van de Ven.
He had a thigh muscle problem in the defeat against Chelsea six weeks ago, James Maddison also went off in that game and he is also not on the pitch.
“There were rumours that Van de Ven was due to return for the FA Cup game against Burnley on the first weekend in January, but what is it now? Twenty days until his return and he’s not on the pitch.”
Tottenham will not want to rush Micky van de Ven’s return
The signing of Van de Ven was one of a number of masterstrokes by Ange Postecoglou to quickly pull Tottenham out of the joke zone.
But if he still doesn’t return to the green, it unfortunately means we probably won’t see him for a while.
Even when he is available, Spurs are unlikely to want to rush his return in case he worsens his problems or experiences a relapse.
Tottenham fans know all too well that these injuries can easily recur, as Ryan Sessegnon and Dele Alli have both struggled with similar problems.