It has been reported that Son Heung-min, who suffered a hamstring (muscle behind his thigh), could return.
Paul O’Keefe, who writes for the British media “Football Insider” and reports on Tottenham’s internal news, said on his social networking service (SNS) X on the 11th (Korea time) that Son Heung-min and Hisalisson could participate in team training next week and return to the match against West Ham.
O’Keeffe said, “I’ve got some positive injury news. Tottenham have hope that Son Heung-min and Hisalisson will both join next week’s squad training and the match against West Ham. There is even hope that Willson O’Doubert will join the training camp,” signaling the possibility of the injured’s speedy return.
If Son Heung-min returns to the match against West Ham, he will return to the official match about three weeks after leaving the first leg of the UEFA Europa League phase against Garabach (Azerbaijan) at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 27th of last month.
Son first attempted a shot during Dominic Solanke’s scoring spree in the second half of the Carabac match, before collapsing holding onto his thigh. After receiving medical treatment, he signaled no more and was replaced by Timo Werner.
Since then, Son Heung-min has continued his rehabilitation in London, missing three consecutive away games leading to Manchester United, Ferencvaros (Hungary), and Brighton and Hove Albion.
Son’s injury also affected the Korean national soccer team. Led by coach Hong Myung-bo, the Korean national team announced its roster on April 30 ahead of the October A-match, but Son’s name has been added for now. However, as his injury did not improve, Son was eventually removed and Hong Hyun-suk (Mainz) was substituted.
Son Heung-min did not participate in team training until this week. “In the training photos released by Tottenham on the 10th, Son Heung-min was not seen doing outdoor training to return to the team. During the A-match break, first-team players such as Sergio Reguilon, Jed Spence, Rodrigo Bentancur and Timo Werner participated in the training,” said Football London, a British media outlet.
It can be confirmed that Son is not present in the training photo posted on the club’s official SNS. The post also had comments from fans looking for Son. Fans were curious why Son is not seen, such as “Where is the captaincy?”, “Please show us now”, “I miss him”, “Sonny?” and “He still hasn’t trained yet?”
Son Heung-min is expected to return to team training, raising the possibility of returning to the match against West Ham.
In addition, Hishalisson is seeking to return to the official match after a long time. Since substitution against Everton in the second round of this season’s league, he has been sidelined for about two months due to injury. Having the capacity to compete with Dominique Solanke, he appeared in a training photo during the A-match break.
“He has not played since the match against Everton (4-0) in August. He played in the first team only for 25 minutes in two matches this season. His career at Tottenham has been halted due to injury. With many matches to go, he needs a replacement for Dominic Solanke, so he needs to show consistent performance,” Football London said. “Recent training photos show that he has been improving his physical stamina. He has been away from the first team players, but he sent positive signals through running and ball handling.”
However, regarding Son Heung-min’s physical condition, he said, “In the training photos released by Tottenham, Son Heung-min or Wilson Odobert were not seen exercising outdoors to return to their respective injuries as soon as possible,” adding that he is not yet at the level of training on the ground.
Tottenham ended its six-game winning streak due to its 2-3 defeat in the away match against Brighton. 꽁머니 remain 12th in the league under Julen Lopetegui. However, just before the A-match break, the team won 4-1 against Ipswich Town, a promotion team, to boost the mood.
Attention is focusing on whether Tottenham will be able to target West Ham’s goal with both attackers, captain Son Heung-min and Hishalisson, returning.