Tottenham star spotted travelling to Bilbao despite recent surgery
Tottenham travel to Bilbao to face Manchester United in the Europa League final, with one star surprisingly accompanying Ange Postecoglou’s team.
Spurs will face Ruben Amorim’s side on Wednesday (21 May) in San Mames, with both looking to turn their fortunes after a bitter Premier League campaign.
The North London outfit are coming off a 2-0 loss to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Friday (16 May), while the Red Devils lost 1-0 to Chelsea in their previous fixture.
Postecoglou has to deal with several fitness issues to key players like Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison and Lucas Bergvall, but someone who recently underwent surgery has been seen with the Bilbao-bound squad.
Dane Scarlett travelling to Bilbao with Tottenham squad
Dane Scarlett recently underwent surgery at Spurs for a groin issue, which ended his season prematurely.
Despite seemingly not being fit enough to play in the Europa League final, the 21-year-old is accompanying the squad.
| Competition | Appearances | Goals | Assists |
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The North London outfit posted a video of their travelling squad on X (19 May), with the English centre-forward getting on the bus.
It could be a historic night for the Lilywhites in Spain as they have the opportunity to end their 17-year trophy drought, and it isn’t surprising that players who are out injured will still want to be part of the potential celebrations.
Postecoglou must win Europa League final v Man United
Postecoglou has hedged all his bets on the Europa League and will be embarrassed if the Lilywhites lose in Bilbao.
The Australian manager has recently sacrificed the North London outfit’s league form for the European competition.
Spurs chief Daniel Levy may still sack the former Celtic boss even if he wins silverware, but failure to do so will leave the 59-year-old head coach with an underwhelming reputation.
Tottenham are 17th in the Premier League, having lost 21 matches, and a Europa League title won’t be able to paper over those cracks.
While Postecoglou has had multiple injuries to essential players, there’s no excuse for the North London outfit’s league form.
Spurs fans will be behind the Australian manager and their team in Bilbao, and he has the opportunity to potentially leave with his head held high.
The former Celtic boss will feel he must win against Man United to prove his doubters wrong.