Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte has delivered a fresh update on the current fitness of Richarlison, Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski.
Spurs have endured a difficult festive period, drawing 2-2 with Brentford on Boxing Day before falling to a 2-0 defeat against Aston Villa on New Year's Day. Next up for the Lilywhites is a trip to Selhurst Park as they take on Patrick Vieira's Crystal Palace on Wednesday night.
Conte and Co will be hoping to get back to winning ways as soon as possible, although the veteran Italian coach is likely to be without Richarlison and Bentancur for the trip to south London whilst Kulusevski remains a doubt. Speaking about the trio's availability on Tuesday afternoon, the former Inter Milan boss said: "About Rodrigo Bentancur, he has started to work.
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"He's still not ready and also for the FA Cup game but we hope to have him back for the next Premier League game. About Richarlison we have to see and check the situation and for sure in the future he will have another MRI to understand very well his situation.
"Kulusevski is not a serious injury but you know we need to monitor it day by day and tomorrow and then we take the best decision. I don't know [if he can face Palace].
"We have today and tomorrow to check his situation. We'll see.
"The injury is not serious. If the player gives his availability then he could play. Otherwise we have to wait and have patience for the next game."
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