Brennan Johnson early fitness update emerges ahead of Tottenham v Man United
Tottenham face the biggest game of their season against Manchester United in the Europa League final on Wednesday.
It has been a torrid season for the Lilywhites, but a win in Bilbao would secure silverware, Champions League qualification, and provide a boost in the transfer window.
With that in mind, Ange Postecoglou needs his best players available, without many of the fitness issues that have hampered his side throughout the campaign so far.
There were recent doubts over Brennan Johnson, after training ground footage appeared to show Sergio Reguilon going through him after slipping.
Johnson good to go for Tottenham
Postecoglou himself has made no secret of the importance of the Europa League final, with his future as Tottenham manager potentially riding on a victory.
Spurs rested several players for their Premier League game against Aston Villa on Friday (18 May), which they lost 2-0.
With nothing left to play for, sitting 17th in the table, though, the Australian in charge clearly knew where his priorities lay.
One man who got very few minutes against Villa was Johnson, who came on in the 87th minute for the Lilywhites.
However, having suffered a heavy clash Reguilon in training during the week, which left him limping, there were concerns over his fitness.
The 23-year-old has put any concerns to bed, though, as he told Football London of the incident (20 May): “No problems. It was a bit sore at the time, but no worries there.”
Postecoglou needs no stress ahead of Europa League final
Postecoglou’s career could be riding on this Europa League final, and therefore, he needs no stress ahead of the final.
The Lilywhites have struggled with injury issues throughout the season so far, and the boss has not been shy in explaining how this has affected results.
However, with those issues no longer causing Spurs too many problems, the pressure is on Postecoglou to show what he can do, standing by his promise of winning a trophy in his second season with a club.
Whether that will be enough to extend his time in north London past the end of the season is yet to be seen, but it is certainly his only chance of survival.
Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison are ruled out, but there is more than enough in the squad to hopefully cope with that in Bilbao.
| Compeition | Appearances | Goals | Assists |
| Premier Leauge | 32 | 11 | 5 |
| Europa Leauge | 12 | 4 | 1 |
With four goals in the Europa League throughout the run so far, supporters will be hoping that a fit Johnson can continue to contribute on the biggest stage.