Tottenham Hotspur limped to the finish line in the 2024/25 Premier League season from an injury standpoint, though ailments and absences have been familiar territory for Spurs in recent years. Key midfielders Lucas Bergvall, James Maddison, and Dejan Kulusevski all went down with season-ending injuries, yet Spurs were still able to secure the Europa League title at the end of it all.
Although Bergvall recently made his return to the Tottenham lineup and has been playing a key role off the bench - starts will hopefully be soon to follow under new manager Thomas Frank - the other two star midfielders remain absent.
Maddison suffered a worse injury before the season started, tearing his ACL and ruling him out for almost the entirety of the 2025/26 Premier League and Champions League seasons. Meanwhile, Kulusevski has been slower to recover from his own knee injury, and there have been fears that he could be out until closer to 2026.
Recently, though, Kulusevski offered a positive injury update for Tottenham fans. Speaking to Swedish outlet Fotbollskanalen, the right winger and attacking midfielder said that he is recovering well in his rehab and will be able to return to training on a football pitch "very soon". He affirmed that his current recovery status is "very good":
Tottenham need to wait 2-3 more months for his injury return
"The status is good. The rehab is going well. Every day I wake up with the same hunger and even more hunger with each passing day. The status is very good, and I will be on a football pitch in the very, very near future. If everything goes as it should, as it has so far, I am very confident that I will be on the pitch in two to three months."
It seems like some Tottenham fans and wider Premier League observers have forgot, but Kulusevski is a great footballer who is very important to this team. His progression, chance creation, work rate, versatility, and upside as a tertiary goal-scoring option make him an ideal rotational player.
Kulusevski fits the culture of Tottenham wonderfully, and it is easy for people to forget but the left-footed winger has plenty of natural talent, too. After all, he was once named the best young player in Serie A while carrying Parma in the 2019/20 season. Tottenham fans will, unfortunately, have to wait for two to three months, per Kulu's own words, for his return, but as he continues to rehab well, they will be crossing their fingers for an earlier return.