Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Dominic Solanke are set to return to the Tottenham squad for Thursday's Europa League tie against AZ Alkmaar, with Ange Postecoglou saying he will decide after Wednesday's training if any of the trio are ready to start the game.

Kulusevski is therefore set to miss Tottenham's next four matches in all competitions, including both legs of their Europa League last-16 tie with AZ Alkmaar. Either side of their second-leg clash with the Eredivisie outfit, Spurs have two Premier League fixtures scheduled at home to Bournemouth on Sunday and away to Fulham on March 16.

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