Tottenham star misses training amid new Europa League final injury concern

Evening Standard

·12 May 2025

Tottenham star misses training amid new Europa League final injury concern

Spurs sweating over fitness of key player ahead of Bilbao showdown with Manchester United on May 21

Dejan Kulusevski missed Tottenham training on Monday, as Spurs sweat over his fitness ahead of the Europa League final.

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Kulusevski was forced off with an injury in the first half of Sunday’s 2-0 defeat to Crystal Palace following a heavy challenge from Eagles captain Marc Guehi.

Ange Postecoglou said after the game that the Swede “should be OK” and that the Spurs medical department “are not too concerned with him”.

But Kulusevski’s fitness feels key for Spurs ahead of the Europa League final against Manchester United in Bilbao on May 21.

Dejan Kulusevski was forced off with an injury against Crystal Palace on Sunday

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Spurs are already without Lucas Bergvall and James Maddison due to injury and Kulusevski is the only playmaker left in the squad.

After he went off against Palace, Spurs struggled to progress the ball or hold it up.

Postecoglou is due to provide an update on Kulusevski’s fitness when he holds a press conference on Monday afternoon.

Speaking after the Palace game, the Spurs head coach said: “Should be OK, just talking to him after. Medical team are not too concerned with him, more of a knock than anything else. So we're hoping he should be OK.”

Heung-min Son trained with the Spurs squad, having returned when he came off the bench to play 32 minutes against Palace.

Son had missed the previous six Spurs games with a troublesome foot injury.

Before the Europa League final, Spurs play Aston Villa at Villa Park in the Premier League on Friday night.