Lloris to return for visit of Middlesbrough

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Spurs captain recovers from illness but Mauricio Pochettino confirms Danny Rose will see specialist

Tottenham Hotspur hope to welcome back goalkeeper Hugo Lloris for Saturday's match at home to Middlesbrough

“Hugo trained yesterday and today and we hope he will be available,” manager Mauricio Pochettino told tottenhamhotspur.com. “We are happy, [he has had] good evolution and if all is going normally he will be in the team.”  

But although Pochettino also revealed both Jan Vertonghen (ankle) and Erik Lamela (hip) are progressing well, there was less postiive news on defender Danny Rose. 

See: Rose to see specialist