Tottenham: Ange Postecoglou issues worrying James Maddison injury update amid Dominic Solanke latest | OneFootball

The midfielder is unlikely to make the trip to Norway, but his team-mate is in better shape

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Maddison has undergone a scan but, before receiving the full prognosis, Postecoglou expressed fresh concern over the player’s availability.

Speaking after Sunday’s 1-1 draw at West Ham, Postecoglou said: “No, it doesn’t look great, but we’re just waiting for further information.

“We’ll just wait and see. We’ll probably get some clarity tomorrow [Monday]. It is fair to say it’s not looking promising, but we’ll just wait and see.”

Dominic Solanke was also forced off

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It’s better news for Dominic Solanke, however, with the striker in contention for the second leg.

Postecoglou also brought Solanke off in the second half of the first leg due to the striker feeling pain in his quad.

“Dom is improving,” the Spurs boss said on Sunday. “We left him out today, but the medical team are pretty confident he should be alright for Thursday.”

Tottenham ended a four-game losing run away from home with a 1-1 draw at the London Stadium, where Wilson Odobert’s opener was cancelled out by a strike from Jarrod Bowen.

“I’m proud of the players’ efforts,” Postecoglou said. “It’s not easy, making so many changes. It’s going to affect the fluency. The individual players haven’t played a lot regularly.

The Spurs boss added: “I think we were dangerous going the other way. I’m glad they got some reward. It’s obviously not a win, but I’m glad they got some reward.”