Ange Postecoglou confirms James Maddison blow as Tottenham injury update given ahead of Bodo/Glimt

Ange Postecoglou has provided the latest Tottenham injury news ahead of the vital Europa League semi-final second leg clash against Bodo/Glimt.

Goals from , and ensured Spurs beat the Norwegian side 3-1 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last week, although Ulrik Saltnes' strike in the second half will give Bodo/Glimt some hope going into the second leg.

Ahead of Thursday's clash at Aspmyra Stadion, due to a knee injury picked up in the second half of last week's first leg win. Solanke, though, will return to the squad after being left out entirely against West Ham at the weekend.

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Speaking to the media on Wednesday, the Australian said: "Madders from the first leg, obviously tweaked his knee in the first leg. So he's out. He'll miss the rest of this season - disappointing for him.

"I'm disappointed for him more than anything else because he's been a big catalyst for us. He'll miss out but that's been a constant of our season, dealing with these things, so we'll overcome that. Everyone else from the first leg has travelled and they're ready to go."

Son Heung-min will also miss the second leg in Sweden. The Spurs captain has not featured since the quarter-final first leg draw with Frankfurt on April 10. Solanke, though, is fine and in contention to start.

Postecoglou added: "Dom's good, he's been able to train fully for the past couple of days, so he's no problem.

"Disappointing for Sonny. He was pushing hard. He has progressed, there's the possibility of him getting some game time on the weekend for us, but he hasn't trained with the team yet, but he is progressing, so we'll just wait and see how he goes."

On needing other players to step up, the Spurs boss said: "It’s fair to say we’ve had good practice at it mate. We’ve had a fair few leaders missing all the time. That has been a constant in our season. I don’t know how many captains we’ve had this year.

"That’s been a challenge but it’s also allowed growth for some guys – Pedro, Bentancur, Biss, Dom Solanke. Apart from Vic and Romero, they’ve all had to step up at this time this year. At times all four of our leaders have been missing. It would have been more of an issue to discuss with the players if we hadn’t had to deal with it before. It’s something we’ve been dealing with all year."