Micky van de Ven is ruled OUT of Tottenham’s clash vs Fulham, despite Ange Postecoglou claiming the defender’s injury ‘is not significant’… as he hints Richarlison could return

Tottenham will be without Micky van de Ven for Saturday’s Premier League trip to Fulham, but Richarlison could be available after he returned to training this week following a knee injury.

Van de Ven was forced off in last weekend’s 4-0 win at Aston Villa with a suspected hamstring injury and while he will sit out Saturday’s clash, he could be back for the visit of Luton on March 30 after the international break.

‘Micky, nothing too significant,’ Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou revealed.

‘He’ll miss tomorrow but with the international break we don’t think he’ll miss much more.

‘Richy trained today and we’ll see how he pulls up. If he pulls up well, he’ll be involved tomorrow.’

Ange Postecoglou stated that Micky van de Ven would not be available for Tottenham’s game against Fulham this weekend 

The Australian revealed that the defender’s injury was ‘not serious’ and was hopeful he would not be out for a long period

The Spurs manager also hinted that Richarlison could return from a knee injury for the Fulham match

With Van de Ven sidelined for this weekend, Postecoglou confirmed that £25million January signing Radu Dragusin would start in his place. 

‘I’ll take the suspense out of it. He’ll start tomorrow,’ the Australian added.

Since arriving at Tottenham, the Romanian has had to wait for game time, with Dragusin making only four appearances for Tottenham.  

Postecoglou claimed that Dragusin could ‘bring Spurs something different’ as he confirmed Tottenham’s new signing would start vs Fulham

‘He’s had to be patient for his opportunity with Micky and Cristian being outstanding and one game a week,’ Postecoglou added.

‘I think he can bring us something different.’