Spurs news: Dejan Kulusevski spotted in training as Tottenham star steps up return

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·12 November 2025

Spurs news: Dejan Kulusevski spotted in training as Tottenham star steps up return

Midfielder has been sidelined since May

Tottenham star Dejan Kulusevski has been seen stepping up his recovery from a long-term knee injury.

The Swede has been on the sidelines since May after picking up the issue against Crystal Palace that ruled him out of the Europa League final ten days later.

Ange Postecoglou initially said at the time it "looked like a knock", but Kulusevski instead underwent surgery and has not played a single minute under Thomas Frank.

The Spurs boss said at the end of October that Kulusevski was not yet on the grass, though progress appears to have been made.

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The 25-year-old has been enjoying some warm-weather training in Dubai during the international break and has been joined by Destiny Udogie, who shared footage of Kulusevski's training session on social media.

Working with a Spurs coach, Kulusevski was going through individual drills on the grass.

No exact timeframe has been provided for his return to first-team action, but Frank has said there is a "good chance" Kulusevski will be back before the end of the year.

Destiny Udogie has joined Dejan Kulusevski in Dubai

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Frank has given players not involved in international duty a few days off, so Kulusevski and Udogie have taken the chance to go to Dubai.

Udogie was not named in the Italy squad after only just returning from a knee issue that he picked up during the last international break.

Ben Davies, meanwhile, has returned to Spurs after pulling out of the Wales squad ahead of upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Liechtenstein and North Macedonia.

The defender has not played since suffering a hamstring injury when playing for Wales a month ago, and it has been decided he has not sufficiently recovered to feature for his country.