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Tottenham injury update: Dejan Kulusevski, Pedro Porro, Xavi Simons latest news and return dates

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Flood, G., & Gent, O. (2026, October 14). Tottenham injury update: Dejan Kulusevski, Pedro Porro, Xavi Simons latest news and return dates. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-injury-update-kulusevski-porro-simons-latest-news-return-dates-b1300311.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-14 · by George Flood, Oli Gent

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Tottenham Hotspur are in a training camp in Marbella due to a nine-day break between games. Head coach Roberto De Zerbi hopes this will improve the team's fitness after an injury-plagued start to the season, which has resulted in only three points and one win from six top-flight matches despite a £300 million transfer spend. Regarding player injuries, Pedro Porro is recovering from a hamstring strain and could return against Chelsea on October 24th. Dejan Kulusevski recently played his first game after nearly 500 days out due to a knee injury and may be back by November. Additionally, Ukrainian winger Mykhailo Mudryk, signed from Chelsea during the summer transfer window, is expected to return in late October or early November.
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Tottenham Hotspur, currently at the bottom of the Premier League table, has flown its squad to Marbella for a training camp aimed at improving morale and physical conditioning. The club faces a challenging period after an extended international break and a recent 1-1 draw with Manchester United. Manager Roberto De Zerbi is implementing tactics that have worked previously for clubs like Marseille, such as team-building exercises and off-the-pitch activities to boost squad unity. Tottenham has invested over £300 million in transfers this summer but remains without a league win after six games. The team hopes the break will help them build on their recent morale-boosting performance against United before facing Coventry City at home next Monday.

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George Flood
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🔮 Carrick is expected to be given the chance to turn things around at United and remains at the helm for another difficult-looking game away at Chelsea in Saturday’s lunchtime Premier League kick-off.
🔮 The 16-year-old sensation will now serve a three-match suspension after Arsenal’s appeal against his red card was dismissed by the Football Association (FA) on Thursday, meaning he will definitely not play any part against Liverpool as Arteta faces problems out wide.
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🔮 We will know soon enough.” Potential return date: Unknown, pending further assessment Emi Martinez Chelsea’s first-choice goalkeeper was hurt during a sickening accidental clash of heads that occurred during the second half of last weekend’s hard-fought 2-0 win at Everton.
🔮 Arsenal could reportedly be without Bukayo Saka for up to eight weeks with a quadriceps injury suffered against Bayern Munich in the Champions League, while the Everton game came too soon for fellow winger Christos Tzolis, who has been out for three weeks with a hamstring problem picked up while playing for Greece in the Nations League.
🔮 Joao Pedro is expected to undergo a scan on Sunday, after which a fuller picture will emerge in terms of how much time he is set to miss.
🔮 Both teams are building some momentum after stuttering starts to the season, though the Blues will have to cope with the shock absence of Joao Pedro through injury as Geovany Quenda makes his first start for the club along with Mike Penders.
🔮 Another win today would make it a record-breaking seventh in a row against their north London foes.
🔮 Though the club insist it is business as usual and that Carrick will remain in charge for Sunday’s home fixture against Bournemouth in the Premier League, there have been multiple reports that replacement candidates are already being sounded out.
🔮 Chelsea and Liverpool have received a new message in the race for Alex Scott, while Manchester United could overhaul their defensive options as they go back in for Lewis Hall, Adrien Truffert and Jarrad Branthwaite.
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🔮 While that may work in the short-term as a caretaker or when managing sides like Cardiff or Middlesbrough, that approach will quickly get found out when trying to implement it at the very highest level.
🔮 BBC Sport reports that the Magpies would still be entitled to compensation should the Englishman take a new job within a certain amount of a time, as a result of a clause in his contract at St James’ Park.
🔮 However, on Thursday, the Gunners learned that their appeal had been unsuccessful, with the FA Spokesperson releasing a statement on social media to confirm the verdict, and that Dowman would indeed serve a three-game ban.
🔮 Should players be level on points, then they will be separated by their respective number of first-place votes.
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🔮 This game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event, with coverage beginning at 1pm BST before the 2pm BST kick-off.
🔮 Some candidates would be wanting certain conditions met if they were to take over from Carrick.
🔮 But with a mammoth London derby against Chelsea looming this weekend, De Zerbi will be sweating over the fitness of some key members of his squad.
🔮 He has since had surgery on the injury, and he will be set to be sidelined for the next few weeks.
🔮 “The spotlight will fall on Carrick's feet, and he is not the problem, believe me.
🔮 There was more of a serious concern about the former Bournemouth winger ahead of the game against AEK, and it was revealed by Maresca that the forward would miss eight weeks with a knee injury.
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After experiencing another setback following his recent return to first-team training, the Swedish international is closing in on a comeback at last. Standard Sport reported that Kulusevski recently featured in his first game for 17 months and more than 500 days - playing on a team of senior players against opponents made up of Tottenham’s Under-21s and U18s in an internal friendly held behind-closed-doors at Hotspur Way.
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🔮 Spurs have taken advantage of a nine-day break between games to jet out for a training camp in Marbella, where head coach Roberto De Zerbi will hope to get his side into optimal shape at last.

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Spurs have taken advantage of a nine-day break between games to jet out for a training camp in Marbella, where head coach Roberto De Zerbi will hope to get his side into optimal shape at last. asserted
Zerbi → take → shape
A disjointed summer left Tottenham short on fitness across the squad and it is a major issue they must address with no wins from their opening six top-flight games and only three points and three goals despite plenty of excitement and optimism for De Zerbi’s first full season in charge after an ambitious transfer spend in excess of £300million. asserted
they → leave → 300million
A spirited 1-1 draw at fellow strugglers Manchester United last weekend lifted them off the foot of the table, though a much-improved performance looked to have meant nothing due to sheer profligacy and another chronic lack of cutting edge, until Dominic Solanke’s deft equalising header in stoppage time that came after Rodrigo Bentancur was sent off for headbutting Luke Shaw. asserted
Bentancur → lift → Shaw
Spurs must build on that morale boost at home to Coventry on Monday night, though Frank Lampard’s newly-promoted side are certainly no pushovers after back-to-back wins that included a shock 4-1 rout of Newcastle last time out. asserted
that → build → Newcastle
First-choice Spurs right-back Porro pulled out of the Spain squad at the start of the recent extended three-week international break with a hamstring injury he picked up early on in the 3-2 defeat by Aston Villa. asserted
he → pull → Villa
He was initially expected to be sidelined for four weeks, which could see him return against Coventry or Chelsea. uncertain
him → expect → Coventry
Porro did not feature against United, but he is not expected to be out for too much longer. asserted
he → feature → longer
“Pedro - I think - is not [out] for many games,” De Zerbi said ahead of the trip to Old Trafford. asserted
Zerbi → think → Trafford
Potential return date: Saturday October 24, vs Chelsea (A) Dejan Kulusevski Kulusevski has not played a single competitive match for club or country since May last year amid a continued struggle with a complex kneecap injury. uncertain
Kulusevski → play → injury
After experiencing another setback following his recent return to first-team training, the Swedish international is closing in on a comeback at last. Standard Sport reported that Kulusevski recently featured in his first game for 17 months and more than 500 days - playing on a team of senior players against opponents made up of Tottenham’s Under-21s and U18s in an internal friendly held behind-closed-doors at Hotspur Way. asserted
Kulusevski → experience → Way
Read More De Zerbi revealed that Kulusevski would travel to Old Trafford with his team-mates, but he was not named in the matchday squad. asserted
he → read → squad
He was spotted continuing to train in Enfield on Tuesday before the trip to Spain. asserted
He → spot → Spain
He made his debut for his new club off the bench as Spurs drew 0-0 with Nottingham Forest on September 5. Mudryk should be back later this month, but he won’t be able to face his parent club on October 24, and as such, he could return against Crystal Palace on Halloween. Potential return date: Saturday October 31, vs Crystal Palace (H) Xavi Simons Simons has been out of action since rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee during the win at Wolves in April. He was ruled out for the remainder of last term and the World Cup following surgery, and he has not played yet this campaign. uncertain
he → make → surgery
Simons has been out in the United States rehabilitating, and he is likely to be back after the turn of the year. asserted
he → rehabilitate → year
Potential return date: Early 2027 Wilson Odobert Odobert ruptured his left ACL during the home defeat by Newcastle in February. asserted
Odobert → rupture → February
A nine-month recovery time would have him on course to play again in late November, but there have been recent reports that suggest he could be pushing to feature before then. uncertain
he → have → November
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