Tottenham Hotspur head coach Antonio Conte has told Football.London that Dejan Kulusevski is ready to play against Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal in the North London derby this weekend.
Conte’s Tottenham and Arteta’s Arsenal will face each other at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday.
Forward Kulusevski is available for the North London derby.
The £110,000-a-week (Spotrac) Sweden international winger has not played since Boxing Day due to a muscle injury.
Antonio Conte on Dejan Kulusevski for Tottenham v Arsenal
Conte said: “The news for sure the situation is going to improve, especially for Deki, for Kulusevski. He had training session in the last few days with us. He’s going to be ready to play.
“About Richy and Rodrigo, both situations are improving. I think in this moment Deki is much more ready to play and especially don’t take risks.
“For us, it is important to have patience ahead of this period and not to risk accelerating and lose them for a long period.
“We will see. We have another training session tomorrow to monitor the situation with Rodrigo and Richy.”
Big boost for Spurs
In our opinion, Dejan Kulusevski being available for Tottenham Hotspur’s match against Arsenal this weekend is a huge boost to the home team’s chances.
The 22-year-old is one of the best young players in the Premier League and is a key figure at Tottenham.
Even having the Juventus-owned attacker on the bench will be a boost to Spurs.
Arsenal are a better team and are in better form, so the availability of Kulusevski for Tottenham will enhance Conte’s side’s chances of picking up all three points from the North London derby.
It is going to be a fascinating encounter.
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