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Tottenham have been boosted by the return of Richarlison ahead of the north London derby against Arsenal.
Richarlison has been sidelined with a hamstring injury since November but the Brazilian is back in training and in available to make the Spurs squad at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.
His return to fitness is a boost for Ange Postecoglou, who also hopes to have Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Ben Davies back this month.
But Timo Werner will miss the Arsenal game after suffered a hamstring injury, with Spurs waiting to learn the full extent of the issue.
Richarlison has been out since suffering a hamstring injury in the 4-1 win over Aston Villa on November 3 (Getty Images)
Speaking on Tuesday, Postecoglou said: “In terms of incomings, Richy is available.
“We’ve taken our time with him for sure. He’s been harassing me for the last 10 days to be involved. He’s looked really good in training.
“Timo has a hamstring injury so we’re just waiting on the results of that scan.”
Richarlison also struggled with a calf issue at the beginning of the season and has been restricted to only six substitute appearances and one start in all competitions this campaign.
His return will help ease the load on Dominic Solanke, with Postecoglou talking previously about the need to provide the £65million signing with a rest.
Spurs have given their squad extra recovery time after playing on a plastic pitch in Sunday’s FA Cup win at National League part-timers Tamworth, which went to extra-time.
Asked about the impact of the artificial surface, Postecoglou said: “Not too bad, it takes a fair bit out of the players so we’ve had to do some extra recovery. No training until this afternoon to give the boys a bit longer to recover.”