Time is starting to run out for Yves Bissouma to make his return to Tottenham first-team action before the end of the campaign. Now in May, Spurs have four Premier League games remaining and the player will be praying he can at least play some part after a nightmare spell on the sidelines.
On the eve of Tottenham's trip to Leicester City at the start of February, the club confirmed in a statement that the Mali international would need to undergo surgery to repair a stress fracture to his left ankle. A cruel blow to the midfielder after such a frustrating start to life at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Spurs were delivered another setback two days later when Rodrigo Bentancur sustained a season-ending injury at the King Power Stadium.
Had Bissouma not suffered an injury beforehand, the summer addition from Brighton & Hove Albion would more than likely have been given a sustained run in the team alongside Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg. Instead, Oliver Skipp is the player who has benefitted after starting the last 11 Premier League games.
