But when he does declare himself fit, his record suggests we may not get a full season out of him anyway.
Alonso leaving was undoubtedly a huge blow.
But there’s nothing you can do to stop that. If a player wants to go he wants to go and it’s pointless to try and stand in his way.
It has been suggested that Lucas may be able to do the job that Alonso did, but I don’t buy that.
I don’t think for one minute that the two players are even in the same street.
They are very different types of midfielder and Alonso’s ability to switch the play and the service he can provide to Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard was badly missed at White Hart Lane
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