Son Heung-min will not play in the first leg of Tottenham’s Europa League semi-final with Bodo/Glimt.
The South Korea striker since April 10 because of a foot injury and remains on the sideline.
Despite their abysmal form in the Premier League, in which they have lost 19 games this season, Spurs are favourites to progress to the Europa League final with victory over the Norwegian side.
However, they will once again be without Son due to the injury he suffered in the first leg of their quarter-final tie with Eintracht Frankfurt.
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou had previously expressed optimism Son would be available.
But speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Postecoglou said: “He [Son] won’t feature tomorrow night.
“He is in training but he is still separate from the group. He is improving and hopefully we will get him back in sooner rather than later.”
On the whole, though, Postecoglou is encouraged by the fitness of his squad.
“I think we’re in a good place,” he added. “Looking at the output of players we’ve got some good minutes into players who needed it and managed the others.
“Players like [Cristian] Romero and [Micky] Van de Ven have missed so much of the season, it’s not just about getting back but how you manage when they come back.
“Dom [Solanke] played 60 minutes [in the 5-1 loss to Liverpool], Madders [James Maddison] 45. They’re all in a good place physically.”
Greek-born Australian Postecoglou coached in both Australia and Greece before success in Japan with Yokohama F. Marinos and in Scotland with Celtic landed him the Tottenham job.
As such, there is no chance of him disrespecting Bodo/Glimt despite them hailing from what is considered a minor league in European football.
“Bodo are there on merit,” said Postecoglou. “They beat Lazio, Olympiacos. They’re tough teams.
“I’m from the other side of the world. It doesn’t matter where you’re from. We’re going to treat them with the respect they deserve and give our best.”
