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Erik Lamela eyes Tottenham comeback in Carabao Cup tie with West Ham... Exactly one year after hip injury

Daily Mail | October 20, 2017

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Erik Lamela is in line to be on the bench for Tottenham's Carabao Cup game against West Ham on Wednesday – a year to the day since his last appearance.

The Argentinian has been battling with a serious hip injury and has not appeared since a 2-1 loss to Liverpool on October 25, 2016.

Tottenham's Premier League meeting with Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool this weekend will come too soon for Lamela but he is back in first-team training.

Erik Lamela could return to the Tottenham first-team squad for Carabao Cup tie with West Ham
Erik Lamela could return to the Tottenham first-team squad for Carabao Cup tie with West Ham
The Argentinian has spent the past year recovering from a hip injury suffered in October 2016
The Argentinian has spent the past year recovering from a hip injury suffered in October 2016
But could return to Mauricio Pochettino's match-day squad exactly one year after his injury
But could return to Mauricio Pochettino's match-day squad exactly one year after his injury

Mauricio Pochettino said: 'We are talking every day to try to find that feeling to say, 'Now, yes, I am available to compete'.

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