The Tottenham Hotspur winger is slowly returning to full fitness.
The 25-year-old Argentine has not played for Tottenham since October 25th, 2016, and his absence from the first-team setup has been shrouded in mystery, with no exact diagnosis for his injury being provided.
He joined the Lilywhites from Roma in the summer of 2013, for a fee believed to be in the region of £25.7 million, but has failed to live up to the hype that accompanied his switch to London.
Lamela’s injuries certainly haven’t helped his situation, however, and he will be hoping that he can return to his best, both physically and mentally, as soon as possible.
Pochettino spoke to reporters, and provided an update on the Argentine, suggesting that he is very close to returning to action, as quoted by Football.London:
“Erik, we are talking every day. He needs to find that feeling where he can say ‘now yes, I am available again to compete. It was a similar situation with Danny and I hope maybe he can be on the bench against West Ham, but it’s not sure. It’s about waiting but he’s been doing very well in the last few weeks, with the team in training. We only need to wait for that click where he feels ‘yes, I feel I can cope with the competition.”
If the 25-year-old cannot prove his fitness to Pochettino over the course of the next six months or so, he might very well find himself with no future at Spurs.
So with this in mind, the second half of the season will be a vitally important one for Lamela, if he does indeed want to prove himself in the Premier League.
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