Tottenham forward Mason Melia is targeting a return to training next week.
The 18u2011yearu2011old joined Spurs in January for an Irishu2011record fee of £1.6m, rising to £3.2m in potential addu2011ons, from St Patrick's Athletic.
However, the Republic of Ireland Underu201121 striker arrived with a minor back issue that Tottenham's medical staff wanted to address before involving him in competitive action.
The decision to send out fellow striker Dane Scarlett on loan to Scottish Premiership side Hibernian for the remainder of the 2025-26 campaign was made with Melia's arrival in mind.
Melia is expected to begin with Spurs Underu201121s but with chances to potentially train and play for the firstu2011team if he impresses and proves his fitness.