Six key Tottenham players could miss Luton as Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven update expected

Tottenham's international break has gone about as well as anyone could have hoped. Just days out from the return of Premier League football for the final stretch of matches, Ange Postecoglou has no added injury issues to worry about.

James Maddison wasn't much called on by England despite being present in Gareth Southgate's squad for friendlies against Brazil and Belgium, and despite wanting to see the Spurs ace in action, few will be too worried about it. Keeping the attacker fit is paramount.

The former Leicester and Norwich man has even been based at Hotspur Way for the past week with the Three Lions in their preparations ahead of Euro 2024. Although plenty of players from the group have been involved for their countries, there have been no added problems to speak of.

The two-week break has largely been about hoping that Micky van de Ven will be back to face Luton on Saturday. Postecoglou said that he was hopeful of the centre-back not being out for long despite picking up an injury in the win over Aston Villa three weeks ago.

«He'll miss tomorrow [vs Fulham], but with the international break, we're pretty confident he won't miss too much more,» said the Australian. Van de Ven will need to be carefully managed having already been out for a chunk of games this season. He will be a key name in the pre-Luton press conference to come.

Meanwhile, there are a host of long-term absences to contend with. Ryan Sesseognon may well not play this term after having hamstring surgery last month. Manor Solomon has also undergone a procedure himself which will keep him out for a prolonged period.

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