Dejan Kulusevski Plays 11v11 Match as Tottenham Return Edges Closer
The 26-year-old participated in a full-contact training match following a 500-day absence due to a complex knee injury, according to reports from the Daily Mail.
- Last week, Dejan Kulusevski participated in an 11-a-side training match at Hotspur Way, marking a significant recovery milestone for the former Juventus winger after months of rehabilitation.
- The Swedish attacker has been sidelined for over 500 days since May 2025 following a severe knee patella injury that required two separate surgeries over 10 months.
- Tottenham, who sit bottom of the Premier League after a £300 million summer spend, are managing Kulusevski's return cautiously under performance director Dan Lewindon to avoid repeating past injury crises.
- Manager Roberto De Zerbi welcomes the development ahead of Saturday's match against Manchester United at Old Trafford, where Spurs seek their first win after two points in five games.
- While Kulusevski ramps up his comeback, other players remain unavailable; Chelsea loanee Mykhailo Mudryk is sidelined with an ankle issue, while Xavi Simons and Wilson Odobert continue recovering from anterior cruciate ligament ruptures.
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Dejan Kulusevski (26), a player of the Swedish national team and Tottenham Hotspur, has made a big step towards returning to the field after a serious injury that kept him off the field for more than 500 days.According to the London Evening Standard, Kulusevski played in a training match during the international break, which was presented his first appearance in any match since May 2025. Kulusevski took part in an 11-on-11 match at Tottenham's H…
DEJAN KULUSEVSKI (26), Swedish national team player and Tottenham player, has taken a big step towards returning to the field.
Positive news from London. Dejan Kulusevski, 26, has played a match for the first time in over 500 days, writes the London Evening Standard.
After a long injury hell, Dejan Kulusevski is back on the field. The Swedish national team player played an internal match against Tottenham's youth team. The match was his first in over 500 days.
A Swedish football player was on the verge of completing his career, but was able to re-establish the Tottengema Field Protector, Dejan Kulusevsky, neared his return to the field after 513 days off official football because of a serious knee injury. Swede was already in full training mode and had entered the field for the first time. Sport RBC.UA reported this with reference to Daily Mail. More than 500 days outside Kulusewski was injured at the…
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