Ange Postecoglou: 'Son Heung-min, Yves Bissouma ready to start against Brighton'
Both men have returned to Hotspur Way following the conclusion of their international exploits, as Son's South Korea suffered a surprise Asian Cup semi-final exit to Jordan on Tuesday.
Three days prior to Son's heartache, Bissouma's Mali were dumped out of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-1 loss to host country Ivory Coast, and the pair have since been put through their paces at Hotspur Way.
Addressing reporters in his pre-game press conference, as quoted by football.london, Postecoglou stated that both Son and Bissouma are in contention to make the first XI this weekend, while Giovani Lo Celso has also trained after a thigh injury.
A similar issue will render Ryan Sessegnon unavailable for the time being, though, and fellow winger Manor Solomon is still on the mend from his severe knee injury and recently underwent another operation, which will sideline him for another two to three weeks.
«Sonny got back on Wednesday, did recovery on Thursday but trained with the team today. Biss trained, he obviously joined up as well this week. Lo Celso trained this week. I think the only ones still out are Solomon and Sessegnon at this stage,» Postecoglou said.
«Definitely Sonny and Biss [are ready to start]. They trained well. Gio trained all week but he's obviously missed a fair bit of football so we'll have to see how he is and whether we give him another week or not.»
The Tottenham boss also corrected claims from Mali coach Eric Chelle that Bissouma had been playing through malaria during the Africa Cup of Nations, revealing that the midfielder's
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