Oliver Skipp will be ready to hit the ground running for the first day of Antonio Conte's pre-season and a big campaign for Tottenham, football.london understands.
The talented 21-year-old enjoyed a real breakthrough season last time around in the Premier League under first Nuno Espirito Santo and then Conte, earning praise from all corners before a pelvic problem ended his campaign in frustrating fashion three months early. The only person as frustrated as Skipp was Conte who publicly raged at Tottenham's medical department for the slow progress and setbacks with someone he saw as an important young player, over an injury that he had been playing with since October last year.
After a failed injection to stop the pain, the problem was finally fixed in April with a visit to a specialist in the USA, as minor surgery was undertaken followed by a period of recuperation. Skipp's recovery from that point on was quick and he was running outdoors and working with a ball in the final weeks of the season on the training pitches.
