The midfielder left the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in a protective boot following last weekend’s 2-0 win against Manchester United but is fit for the trip to the Vitality Stadium.
Postecoglou said on Friday: “He trained fully, unrestricted, and we’ll see how he is after training and make a final call tomorrow, but good to see him get through training and at this point, it looks like he’ll be available.
“I think it was the incident when Romero got brought down, he had a shot, and it was a block tackle. His ankle was a bit sore after that. The medical team looked after him. People would have seen him in a moon boot and thin it’s more serious, but it was more precautionary.
“We’ve been pretty careful with him. There was no real push to have him available, we left it up to him. He has felt good and probably could have trained yesterday, but the medical team wanted to make sure he’s okay. Again, it just depends how he pulls up, but obviously nothing serious.”
Rodrigo Bentancur, Bryan Gil, Ryan Sessegnon and Alfie Whiteman remain sidelined.
Postecoglou said: “From last week, everyone has got through the week well, the long-term guys are still working through their rehab, but, from last week, don’t expect any changes to the squad.”
Predicted Tottenham XI: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Bissouma; Kulusevski, Maddison, Son; Richarlison
Injuries: Bentancur, Gil, Sessegnon, Whiteman
Doubts: None
Time and date: 12:30pm BST on Saturday, August 26, 2023
Venue: Vitality Stadium
