Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven has fired a subtle injury update before the Premier League clash away at Bournemouth. A hamstring issue has resulted in the Netherlands international missing the last four weeks of action with Ange Postecoglou handed a number of other problems alongside his absence.
Both Cristian Romero and Guglielmo Vicario are among those also on the injury list with the latter recently suffering a fractured ankle that will keep him out for the next few months. Romero on the other hand, is on the verge of returning having picked up a foot injury while on international duty in November.
Richarlison and Wilson Odobert are also out with injury while Rodrigo Bentancur serves a ban and Mikey Moore continues to recover from illness that has seen him miss the last five games. With the busy Christmas period approaching, Postecoglou will be hoping for some injury boosts starting with Thursday's clash against Bournemouth.
Romero looks the most likely to return for the trip to Vitality Stadium and it appears Van de Ven is not far off. Ahead of the London derby against Fulham, Tottenham posted a lengthy clip on X of the defender's recovery which included clips in the gym and out on the grass at Hotspur Way with the drills completed at a high intensity.
Though he is still to resume team training, that certainly suggests a return is close and the man himself has now furthered that possibility. On Sunday, Van de Ven was present at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the draw against Fulham and has since posted to Instagram.
Alongside a number of pictures from the last few weeks, including one of him and Vicario in the dugout, he said: "On my way." The Spurs goalkeeper was among those in the replies as he jokingly wrote: "Lucky boy to sit close to me [sticky tongue out emoji]."
Van de Ven's post on Instagram
Van de Ven's post on Instagram (Image: Micky van de Ven on Instagram)
Though hardly a clear and obvious injury update, Van de Ven has certainly hinted that his playing comeback is on the horizon. With Spurs not in action until Thursday evening, Postecoglou is expected to give a huge injury update on Wednesday in his pre-match press conference.
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