‘Good news’: Antonio Conte says ‘amazing’ Tottenham player could be back training today

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Tottenham Hotspur boss Antonio Conte has told the club’s official website that Richarlison could be back in training today.

The Brazilian has been sidelined for nearly one month after picking up a calf injury against Everton.

Richarlison was proving to be a useful signing for Spurs and stepped into the front-three in the absence of Dejan Kulusevski.

But the ‘amazing’ striker suffered a setback against his former side just weeks after Kulusevski was ruled out, leaving Conte short of attacking options.

Now, the Spurs boss says the Brazilian could be back in first-team training today.

Conte says Richarlison back in training

Speaking to Spurs Play, Conte provided an update on Richarlison’s recovery yesterday and seemed hopeful that he could return to training today.

He said: “Now we have Richarlison tomorrow, probably, probably, he could have a training session with us, so that’s also good news for us.”

Richarlison hadn’t quite found his scoring touch before his injury, having only managed three goals in 14 games.

But the Brazil international was certainly staking his claim for a place in the side and beginning to find his feet at Spurs.

Conte will be delighted that Richarlison is edging closer to a return and was handed a huge boost yesterday as Kulusevski returned to action against Liverpool.

Spurs looked well-stocked in the attacking department after the summer window closed but recent injuries have highlighted the need to bring in competition for Kulusevski.

Heung-Min Son was ruled out of the 2-1 loss to Liverpool yesterday after he underwent surgery to stabilise a fracture around his left eye.

Conte faces a trip to Nottingham Forest and a tough test at home against Leeds this week before the World Cup. The Italian will be hoping to pick up positive results and could be boosted with the return of Richarlison.