Tottenham Hotspur are resuming their Premier League 2025/26 campaign against Aston Villa on October 19 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in North London.
Spurs have had a decent start to the Thomas Frank era, winning four wins in the first seven league games and are third in the Premier League points table.
Despite the great start, Spurs had their fair share of injury issues, and they missed the services of many players including Randal Kolo Muani and Dominic Solanke as both the strikers were injured.
Richarlison slotted in for their absence but now as per Frank's update, Kolo Muani is returning to full fitness and may make his club debut for the North London outfit against Villa.
The Frenchman has joined Tottenham this summer on a loan deal and has been injured since mid-September due to a dead leg.
Frank highlights that he may take time to reach his peak performance, but he is almost back to full fitness highlighting that Spurs fans may soon see him on the field.
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"Kolo Muani has trained for two weeks with the team, that's good. He looks better and better and is in contention for the squad on Sunday, so that's a positive," Frank told the reporters ahead of the Villa clash.
"It's very important to have him fit and available. I think he looks better and better. I think it's also fair to say that he has trained two weeks with the team and when he came on the 1st of September - time flies! - he still needed a bit to go up to the higher level. But it's not to say that he can't be involved tomorrow and maybe can play minutes. But I think it's fair to say that he needs a little bit of time to get up to a full level."
Kolo Muani is close to making his Premier League debut
Kolo Muani joined Tottenham this summer on loan from PSG just because Frank needed more depth upfront.
However, with Solanke's injury, the Danish manager was in a tight spot, but Richarlison stepped up and delivered some exceptional performances for Spurs, scoring three goals and an assist in the Premier League.
But the Frenchman's return to fitness is a welcome news for Frank as he now has alternatives in the striker position.
Kolo Muani featuring in the Premier League is an interesting prospect as he failed to live up to the expectations at PSG and was loaned out to Juventus for the second half of last season.
This summer, Juventus wanted the 26-year-old's services but couldn't reach an agreement with PSG and he eventually moved to Spurs.
Kolo Muani scored 10 goals in 22 appearances for the Bianconeri last season, out of those eight goals came in 16 Serie A matches.
He has only featured in a 13-minute substitute spell against Villarreal in a Champions League fixture for Spurs before getting sidelined for almost a month.
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