Ange Postecoglou has provided a positive update on the fitness of James Maddison as Tottenham prepare to face Bournemouth in the Premier League this weekend.
Maddison was pictured wearing a protective boot after picking up an ankle injury during last weekend’s 2-0 win over Manchester United in north London, with fears the summer signing could be ruled out for an extended period after an impressive start at Spurs.
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The England international is in contention to feature as Spurs travel to Bournemouth on Saturday lunchtime however, having returned to first-team training.
The news will be a welcome boost to new head coach Postecoglou, whose side have made a strong start since his arrival from Celtic.
“Madders trained today unrestricted. We’ll see how he holds up but at the moment he will be available,” Postecoglou told his pre-match press conference.
“I think it was the incident when Romero got brought down, he had a shot and it was a block tackle. His ankle was a bit sore after that but medical team looked after him.
“There was no real push to have him available. It was down to him. People would have seen him in a moon boot but it was more precautionary. He has felt good and probably could have trained yesterday.”
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