Bryan Gil exit, James Maddison boost and five things spotted at Tottenham training ground

Thomas Frank will have a large squad of Tottenham players to work with this week with more coming back this week.

The new Spurs head coach began getting to grips with the first set of players on the Hotspur Way pitches earlier this week and now the bulk of the club's international stars have returned to the club to begin their testing and bloodwork before joining Frank and his big coaching staff out on the grass.

That means that most of Tottenham's key Europa League-winning stars are now back in the building and that will allow the Dane to compare and contrast what he has in the squad and make those important decisions over who he wants to keep and who can be allowed to leave the club this summer on loan or permanently if a good offer comes on.

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Here are five things we spotted in the latest footage released by the club from the gym work and testing for the returning group of international stars.

Romero returns

If there was any doubt amid the transfer speculation surrounding Cristian Romero that he might not return back to Tottenham on time then that was quickly dispensed with on Wednesday.

The World Cup winner was back at the training ground, arriving with midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur. The Spurs vice-captain could later be seen on the stationary bikes with Destiny Udogie before being put through his various tests by the sports science staff.

Also back in the building were Brennan Johnson, Micky van de Ven, Richarlison, Pape Matar Sarr, Kevin Danso, Yves Bissouma, Ben Davies, now in his 11th year as a Tottenham player, and Manor Solomon, who spent last season on loan at Leeds United and helped them to the Championship title.

Son won't be long

One notable absence from the group of returning internationals was the club captain Son Heung-min. Another player with plenty of speculation around his future, the South Korean star is not back at Hotspur Way just yet.

football.london understands that Son, who is approaching his decade at the north London club, has had some pre-agreed family commitments to attend to and he will be back at the training ground by the end of this week.

There are others yet to return to the Enfield training complex with those who took part in the U21 and U19 European Championships - Archie Gray - who has a winner's medal from the U21s competition, Mathys Tel, Wilson Odobert and Mikey Moore, given a couple of extra days off to recover from their exploits.

No Bryan Gil

There has been another missing Tottenham player from Hotspur Way in recent days and that is Spanish winger Bryan Gil. The 24-year-old had been shown back at the training ground at the weekend after his loan season at Girona came to an end.

The Spain international, who is now in the final 12 months of his contract at Spurs, suffered a knee injury towards the end of the campaign which required surgery and ended his season prematurely.

Gil now appears to have been given permission to head back to his homeland though to continue his rehabilitation. His Instagram story videos and photos suggest he has been working with physio Nacho Vazquez and former striker Jaime Asen, who now works within physical training and rehabilitation.

Gil has previously said that he expects to leave Tottenham this summer and with the arrival of Mohammed Kudus this week, the congested winger department in the squad suggests there will not be a place for him in Frank's plans.

That Richarlison and Sarr bromance

We've seen plenty of evidence of the Richarlison and Sarr bromance blossoming over the past season or so, including playful fights on the bench and plenty of teasing.

That friendship looks as strong as ever on their reunion at Hotspur Way with the duo indulging in a squabble on the exercise bikes at one stage while chatting away. Both men then looked to be competing with each other on a machine where you have to push and pull with one leg strapped just above the ankle.

Sarr then later gave Richarlison a playful slap of approval on the back as the pair were going through different physical tests in the gym.

Maddison boost

We've seen James Maddison in the gym before with the Spurs vice-captain being one of the first players to meet Frank when he arrived at the club when the England international was going through his rehabilitation work after his knee injury.

He and Radu Dragusin, who was shown using his strength in pull-ups and weight work on Wednesday, as he recovers from his cruciate ligament injury, are both in and around the first team and Maddison provided a positive update on his recovery.

The midfielder posted images of himself out on the Hotspur Way pitches, running and striking a ball, on Instagram with the caption stating "Back on the grass". Hopefully it will not be too long before the 28-year-old can join in with Frank's training sessions to ensure he is ready for the coming season.

Both Maddison and Brennan Johnson have had tattoos of the Europa League trophy done over the summer and will be looking to add further silverware to their collection.

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