Saturday 18 November 2017 17:44, UK
Erik Lamela made his return to action on Saturday, starting Tottenham U23s match against Chelsea U23 at Hotspur Way.
The 25-year-old has not featured for Tottenham for over a year due to a hip injury, with his last appearance coming in the 2-1 Carabao Cup defeat to Liverpool in October 2016.
Lamela returned to first-team training in October and manager Mauricio Pochettino says he is hopeful of having the winger back at his disposal soon.
"We are talking every day about, 'are you ready?', and we are waiting for him to feel full confidence to be involved once again," Pochettino said at his pre-match news conference ahead of the trip to face north London rivals Arsenal.
Lamela joined Tottenham from Roma for £30m in 2013 and has since scored 19 goals in 119 appearances for the club.
