Van de Ven made his long-awaited return to action last Thursday, playing 45 minutes in Tottenham’s Europa League clash against Elfsborg. It was his first appearance since suffering a hamstring injury against Chelsea on December 8, a setback that sidelined him for seven weeks.

Mathys Tel and Kevin Danso are in line to make their Tottenham debuts against Liverpool in this week’s Carabao Cup semi-final decider. In a frantic conclusion to the January transfer window, Tel arrived in north London from Bayern Munich on loan with the option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou believes Liverpool will be just as anxious as his side as they prepare to face each other in the second leg of the League Cup semi-finals on Thursday.

Dragusin has joined a long list of players out of action for Spurs, with Dominic Solanke, Cristian Romero, Wilson Odobert, James Maddison, Destiny Udogie, Guglielmo Vicario, Timo Werner and Brennan Johnson all currently out.

Ange Postecoglou says his Tottenham "did not give themselves a chance" of reaching the Carabao Cup Final in a meek 4-0 defeat at Liverpool on Thursday night. Leading 1-0 from the semi-final first leg,

Tottenham dealt major blow as Ange Postecoglou confirms Micky van de Ven ruled out of Liverpool clash - Spurs centre-back has not suffered a fresh injury but ‘doesn’t feel ready’ for trip to Anfield