Tottenham Hotspur have been handed a timely lift on the injury front, but Mohammed Kudus seemingly remains absent.

The Roberto De Zerbi era is now in full swing for Tottenham Hotspur following his appointment earlier this week after parting ways with Igor Tudor.

The former Brighton manager is now tasked with helping Spurs beat the drop this season, given how close they are to the bottom three, with just one point the difference between themselves and 18th-placed West Ham United.

De Zerbi will be hoping he can get off to a winning start when he takes his side to face Sunderland at the Stadium of Light next weekend.

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Spurs have not been in action for close to a month, given the international break and the return of the FA Cup this weekend, a competition they have since crashed out of.

That has afforded De Zerbi time to work with this group of players before their next league game on April 12. We expect that at least five players could return from injury before that encounter, and recent training footage has now confirmed the return of one star.

Mathys Tel was seen in training at Hotspur Way during what was De Zerbi’s first session....