{"id":546287,"date":"2026-03-26T11:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/546287\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:15:11","slug":"dejan-kulusevski-shares-rare-knee-injury-update-and-explains-limp-after-more-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/546287\/","title":{"rendered":"Dejan Kulusevski shares rare knee injury update and explains limp after more surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham star Dejan Kulusevski has not played this season and was spotted limping when making an appearance at Sweden&#8217;s training camp but has now moved to allay new fears<\/p>\n<p>07:48, 26 Mar 2026Updated 08:17, 26 Mar 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dejan Kulusevski in hospital\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0_dejan-kulusevski.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Dejan Kulusevski has reassured fans\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Dejan Kulusevski has reassured fans(Image: Instagram\/dejan.k10)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Tottenham star Dejan Kulusevski has revealed he has been under the knife again to resolve a problem with his knee. Concerns were raised after the Sweden international was <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/tottenham-hotspur-fc\/news\/tottenham-injury-news-dejan-kulusevski-33657618\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">spotted limping earlier this week,<\/a> but Kulusevski has declared the problem is nothing to worry about.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The former Juventus ace explained that he had undergone a procedure to remove some material from the area. &#8220;Just to clarify things,&#8221; he posted on his Instagram story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I&#8217;m limping because I had a small intervention in the knee 2 weeks ago. Went in and took out what was not supposed to be there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Knee is great now. Thanks for all the support. God is the greatest. Always.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">FOLLOW OUR TOTTENHAM FB PAGE! <a aria-label=\"[object Object]Latest Spurs news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook pageLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/COYSFootball.London#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Latest Spurs news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook page<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Kulusevski has not played this season after <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/tottenham-hotspur-fc\/news\/dejan-kulusevski-james-maddison-three-33643044\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">undergoing patella surgery last May.<\/a> The 25-year-old is working tirelessly to return before the end of the season but the complex nature of his injury means that is not certain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Sweden international turned up to his nation&#8217;s camp this week ahead of their World Cup play-off semi-final against Ukraine to provide his support. Graham Potter <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/tottenham-hotspur-fc\/news\/dejan-kulusevski-update-provided-tottenham-33652996\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">offered a brief update on his progress ahead of that<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Dejan is making progress but not as quickly as we would have liked,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Dejan is in Spain so I think he will come here and meet us. It will be nice to see him. At the stage he is in his rehab, it is okay for him,&#8221; Potter told Swedish media outlet Aftonbladet.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dejan Kulusevski hasn't featured for Tottenham since May \" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774523710_695_0_Dejan-Kulusevski.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Dejan Kulusevski hasn't featured for Tottenham since May \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Dejan Kulusevski hasn&#8217;t featured for Tottenham since May (Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;For others it is more difficult because they are at a stage in their rehab where it means it is more difficult to be on the pitch. But Dejan will come by and it will be fantastic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Kulusevski&#8217;s knee specialist has been reported to be based in Barcelona. 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You can get free delivery on all orders with the code: ENGFREEDEL<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Spurs star recorded 10 goals and 11 assists in all competitions last season as he formed a crucial part of Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s side that earned Europa League glory in Bilbao, though he did not play in the final win over Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A number of Spurs stars will soon hope to be back in action with a lengthy break until the Premier League&#8217;s return. <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/all-about\/guglielmo-vicario\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Guglielmo Vicario<\/a> underwent his hernia surgery on Monday and hopes to be back within the next month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/all-about\/mohammed-kudus\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Mohammed Kudus<\/a>, Rodrigo Bentancur and <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/all-about\/james-maddison\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">James Maddison<\/a> are all moving into the final stages of their rehabilitation before joining team training. Yves Bissouma, Ben Davies and Wilson Odobert, who was on crutches at Sunday&#8217;s game, are all working on their recoveries alongside Kulusevski.<\/p>\n<p>Content cannot be displayed without consent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tottenham star Dejan Kulusevski has not played this season and was spotted limping when making an appearance at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":546288,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[73394,403,99,215125],"class_list":{"0":"post-546287","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-dejan-kulusevski","9":"tag-soccer","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-tottenham-injury-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=546287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546287\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/546288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=546287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=546287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=546287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}