Here are your Tottenham evening headlines for Wednesday, March 3.
Lo Celso remains out
Giovani Lo Celso is unavailable for Tottenham's clash with Fulham on Thursday evening.
The Argentine midfielder has been out since December with a hamstring injury, but there was good news recently when he returned to the grass, taking part in training sessions.
But despite that, he remains out for the Premier League fixture against Fulham, Jose Mourinho revealing: "It’s still the case. Training with the team but was a big injury. We are not going to risk yet.
"In fact we don’t want to risk, we want to bring him to the team and to competition when there is no risk. So one more week, two more weeks. Apart from that, everybody ok. One more training session this afternoon, but we think ok."
Bale available on Thursday
Mourinho has confirmed that Gareth Bale can play again for Tottenham when they take on Fulham on Thursday.
Enduring a stop-start campaign due to injury and fitness issues following his return on loan from Real Madrid, the attacker has really caught the eye over the past two weeks.
Impressing off the bench against West Ham before scoring a sublime goal in the Europa League tie against Wolfsberger AC, Bale then hit a double as Spurs hit Burnley for four in N17 on Sunday.
Given that Spurs now having another game to contend with in a hectic schedule for the club, Mourinho feels that his player can play again but he's not entirely sure if he will start or be on the bench.
"I think so. Starting or starting on the bench I don't know," he said when speaking to the media at his pre-match press conference.
"He's a very experienced player. Good reaction though."
Stoke City could move for Clarke again
Michael O'Neill has stated that Stoke City could look to bring Jack Clarke back to the club next season.
Signed on loan from Tottenham in January after only making three appearances in the Europa League and FA Cup, the winger has featured regularly for the Potters since his move to Staffordshire.
Having suffered frustrating loan spells at Leeds United and QPR last term, the 20-year-old has now got more minutes under his belt than in his previous two moves after starting four games and coming off the bench six times.
Opening up on the player's recent spell on the bench, the ex-Northern Ireland manager dropped a hint over the possibility of a longer deal for Clarke in 2021/22.
"Jack is a young player we brought to the club and he’s been involved in every game essentially," said O'Neill, as reported by Stoke-on-Trent Live.
"He came out of the team after Norwich and the team won the next two games so he had to be patient. He came into both those games off the bench. On Saturday we changed the system so that was tactical.
"We’ve been pleased with what Jack’s contribution has been. There are areas he has to improve on still but he’s a very talented young player.
"In terms of being out on loan, he’s played more minutes than he has on previous loans so he’s still adapting a little bit."
