Tottenham will remain without Dominic Solanke when they take on Villarreal in the Champions League on Tuesday night, but Thomas Frank could hand a debut to another forward.

Solanke is struggling with an ankle issue and missed the last two Spurs fixtures as they were beaten by Bournemouth and then thrashed West Ham.

It is not thought to be a serious problem, but the England international was not involved in training with the rest of the Tottenham squad on Monday.

Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Frank confirmed that Solanke would not be ready for the first Champions League outing of the season, although he is edging closer to a return.

‘Dom, he’s taking steps in the right direction, so that’s positive,’ said the Spurs boss on Monday afternoon. ‘As you saw there [in training],

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