Heung-min Son's latest injury: Tottenham captain set to return against West Ham as Ange Postecoglou gives 'really positive' update

Heung-min Son is likely to return to Tottenham this weekend.

Spurs host West Ham in a London derby on Saturday, live on talkSPORT, and having his captain back in action would be a huge boost.

Ange Postecoglou's side They have been without Son for the last three games after he suffered a hamstring injury in the Europa League against Qarabag before the international break.

However, he is now considering returning to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium…

Heung-min Son's latest injury

Son He returned to training this week.

The South Korean international did not travel to represent his country during the break as he continued his recovery.

And that appears to have him set to return to Tottenham action on Saturday, although potentially not in a starting role.

Spurs manager Postecoglou gave an update on his employer and richarlison on the club's website.

He revealed: “Sonny and Richy have done a good job and trained with the group, which is a really positive for us.

“Sonny always hoped to get through this international break very well and be ready, and Richy has done a good job.

“Hopefully they will both be available by the weekend.”

And then, in his pre-West Ham press conference, he added: They are ready.

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“Sonny is good and worked hard the last two weeks.

“The two weeks have been good for him, he's had a solid week and he's looking to get back out there.”

So, Postecoglou seems confident that Son will feature in some capacity against West Ham.

An embarrassing collapse against Brighton before the international break now leaves Postecoglou's men desperate for a victory to put it behind them.

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