LONDON -- Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has said he expects Erik Lamela to return to training on Friday and hopes he will be available to play soon after a persistent hip problem.
Lamela has not featured for Spurs since October and has been in Rome for treatment at his former club Roma since the first week of this month.
He was accompanied by a Tottenham club doctor and underwent a scan on Friday which revealed no serious problems.
The Argentina international this week used Twitter to deny reports that he is homesick.
Pochettino told a news conference on Friday: "Tomorrow we expect him to be here.