The last time he took to the pitch, Leicester were still officially a Premier League club. They are currently 14th in the third tier. In the meantime, his Tottenham have sacked Ange Postecoglou, then two more managers before bringing in Roberto De Zerbi. He has been absent for so long that many have forgotten he is still a member of the London club. Nevertheless, an end to his suffering is finally in sight. Dejan Kulusevski will be in Tottenham's squad for Monday's match against Coventry City, 526 days after his last appearance for the English club. De Zerbi confirmed the news at the press conference, saying that the Swedish international had received the green light from the medical team to play.##TWITTER_<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">Dejan Kulusevski on Instagram. https://t.co/L0npbc6Z57</p>— Alasdair Gold (@AlasdairGold) <a href="https://x.com/AlasdairGold/status/2111841206820876316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>##The winger has not played a competitive match since May 2025, when Tottenham lost to Crystal Palace. He was forced off in the 19th minute with a serious injury to his right kneecap that required a lengthy and complicated rehabilitation process. During his months on the sidelines, Kulusevski encountered several setbacks on his road to recovery. He had to undergo cartilage surgery and an additional arthroscopy, forcing him to miss the entire previous season, the Europa League final and Sweden's appearance at the World Cup.##LINKED_NEWS_63925##Kulusevski announced on the final day of August that he had returned to full training. However, De Zerbi did not want to rush him back and risk complicating the situation again. He waited for the green light and finally received it this week.“This is probably the best news since the match against Everton. He has suffered far too much. I told him the news yesterday, and he had a huge smile on his face,” the Italian coach said at the press conference.##LINKED_NEWS_69832##The Swede joined Tottenham from Juventus in January 2022, initially on a loan deal worth 10,000,000 euros, before the London club signed him permanently 18 months later for an additional 30,000,000 euros. He has made 146 appearances for Spurs, scoring 25 goals and providing another 30 assists. We will have to wait and see how much he can offer after a year and a half on the sidelines…PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 7SaturdayEverton – Chelsea 0-2 (0-0)/Neto 46, 90+1/Brentford – Liverpool 1-2 (1-0)/Lewis-Potter 44 – Munoz 62, Isak 70/Fulham – Hull 1-0 (1-0)/Iwobi 33/Man.City – Ipswich 3-2 (2-1)/Foden 19, Haaland 34, 69 – Maeda 21, Flemming 90(p)/Newcastle – Aston Villa 0-1 (0-1)/Manzambi 36/SundayBournemouth – Sunderland 2-0 (1-0)/Tavernier 6, Evanilson 48/Brighton – Crystal Palace 5-0 (3-0)/Canvot 4 og, Gomez 7, Ayari 10, Kostoulas 49, Hinshelwood 84/Leeds – Manchester United 1-1 (0-1)/Calvert-Lewin 51 – Mbeumo 35/Nottingham Forest – Arsenal 0-1 (0-0)/Madueke 80/Monday22.00: (1.50) Tottenham (4.30) Coventry (6.50)***odds are subject to change***##SOFASCORE_<iframe id="sofa-standings-embed-1-96668" src="https://widgets.sofascore.com/embed/tournament/1/season/96668/standings?widgetTitle=Premier+League&showCompetitionLogo=true&widgetTheme=light" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="width:100%!important; height:1123px!important;max-width:768px!important;"></iframe><div style="font-size:12px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;text-align:left"> Standings provided by <a target="_blank" href="https://sofascore.com/">Sofascore</a> </div>##
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