Roberto De Zerbi reveals Tottenham boost and laments 'stupid' injury in new four-man update

Maddison has not played for Spurs since suffering a fractured shoulder last month after coming on a second-half substitute in a dismal 3-0 defeat by Brentford on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.It was another frustrating setback for the midfielder, who missed most of last term with an anterior cruciate ligament injury suffered during the summer.However, after sitting out the games against Charlton, Newcastle and Nottingham Forest as Tottenham’s revamped medical department take a more cautious approach to injuries this season, Maddison is back in contention to face Everton on Saturday evening.“Maddison, yes (he will be back),” Spurs boss De Zerbi said at his pre-match press conference on Friday.Asked if Maddison could start, he added: “I’m happy when all my players are available. It is maybe a problem for me because my decisions are not easy. But I want to manage all players together.”Out of action: Tottenham loanee Mykhailo Mudryk could be sidelined for up to two monthsPAThe Ukrainian winger sustained a blow to his left ankle in training earlier this week and has been pictured wearing a protective boot.“He felt pain in his ankle, and then after two days he made the medical check, and we knew the problem,” De Zerbi said. “But after a long time we knew.Read More“Stupid injury, but we are not stupid. We knew when we signed Mudryk, we knew it could be difficult to come back as a normal player.”“No, Kulusevski is not working with us in the last week,” De Zerbi said in a new update on Friday. “Not a big problem, a normal problem when one player is out for a long time.”Mohammed Kudus is now back in action for Tottenham after previously being ruled out since January with a quad injury, with De Zerbi confirming that the Ghanaian forward is “very close to being ready to start the game [against Everton].”17th-place Spurs remain winless and without a single goal to their name in the Premier League this season despite a lavish summer spending spree, with the visit of Everton to north London evoking memories of their dramatic victory on the final day of last season that saw them narrowly avoid a disastrous relegation to the Championship at West Ham’s expense.