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Dejan Kulusevski. Photo: Original: Rolandhino1 / Derivative work: Danyele via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dejan Kulusevski will rejoin Tottenham's matchday squad for Monday's Premier League meeting with Coventry, ending a 526-day absence from first-team duty. The 26-year-old Swedish playmaker has not featured since the close of the 2024-25 season, when he sustained a serious patella injury that required a second procedure in March to address a long-standing problem.
Kulusevski missed Tottenham's Europa League triumph in 2025, the entirety of last season, and this summer's World Cup during his prolonged recovery. Manager Roberto De Zerbi said the midfielder "deserves to feel emotion on the pitch" after his lengthy ordeal.
Tottenham remain bottom of the table following a six-match winless start to the league campaign and will be without seven players for the Coventry fixture. Sávio is out with a muscular problem, Lucas Bergvall faces two weeks on the sidelines with a knee issue, and Rodrigo Bentancur is suspended. Pedro Porro could return against Chelsea next Saturday after a positive update, while Richarlison was omitted from the 25-man Premier League squad despite scoring for the U21s on Tuesday in the Jersey Mike's Trophy match at Cheltenham.
Source: ESPN - Sun Oct 18, 8:24 AM ET
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