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Alasdair Gold & Rob Guest

Nuno Espirito Santo issues Steven Bergwijn and Lucas Moura injury update ahead of Arsenal clash

Nuno Espirito Santo has stated that Steven Bergwijn "is not ok" but Lucas Moura has rejoined the group ahead of Sunday's north London derby clash against Arsenal.

Starting in last Thursday's Europa Conference League match away at Rennes, the Dutchman was substituted after 30 minutes following a kick to his leg before Lucas went off not long into the second half after finding himself on the receiving end of a heavy challenge.

Both missed the Chelsea and Wolves games as a result, thus leaving Spurs rather short in terms of their wingers.

Although not going into specifics about Lucas' injury ahead of the Wolves encounter, the head coach did state that Bergwijn had twisted his ankle.

Well, with the Brazilian spotted back out on the training pitch ahead of the derby clash, Espirito Santo provided an update on the duo.

"Stevie is not ok, Sess also but the good news is that Lucas was able to join the group," said the head coach in his pre-match press conference when asked for an injury update.

When asked for a timescale on when Bergwijn could return to action, he added: "Not yet. I think I explained the injury he has is very painful so he has to settle down the pain.

"He's not totally stopped. He's doing some fitness, some upper body. For now he's not available."

The likely absence of Bergwijn could potentially open the door for Bryan Gil to be handed his first start for Tottenham in the Premier League.

The Spaniard, who was a late substitute against Chelsea last Sunday, started the Carabao Cup game at Molineux and impressed as he took the game to Wolves.

Quizzed about a potential start for the ex-Sevilla man, Espirito Santo said: "All the players, all the players. We have a session tomorrow to prepare and then we make the decisions.

"We have Lucas back also which is good news so let's try to make and prepare the game.

"Like I said to you, it's a different game, it's a different game. We must feel it."

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