It's D-Day for Ledley King as Jonathan Woodgate closes in on return

Mixed emotions: Ledley King (left) is strugging as Jonathan Woodgate returns
11 April 2012

Ledley King will learn next week whether he needs surgery on the groin injury that has sidelined him for the last three months.

The 30-year-old has not played since 16 October with manager Harry Redknapp revealing that the coming days will be decisive in determining the
club captain's immediate future.

Redknapp said: "We're keeping our fingers crossed that Ledley won't need an operation. We're hoping that he's going to be okay.

"He is working with the fitness coaches and it is decision time in the next week or so as to whether he has an operation or whether he feels okay. If he needed the operation, it might be another season gone."

Redknapp's defensive ranks could soon be bolstered by the return of another centre-back, Jonathan Woodgate, to his first-team squad. He is due to play 90 minutes against a QPR XI on 8 February, which would be the first time he has completed a game since Spurs' 9-1 win over Wigan on 22 November 2009.

Woodgate has come through an hour in two recent practice matches without suffering any recurrence of his groin injury and he now has a strong chance of being named as one of the 25 players eligible to play for Spurs for the rest of the League campaign.

"He is looking great, fantastic," said Redknapp. "It's amazing. He has been out for a long time, but it looks like he has never been away. He is definitely in contention to be in the 25-man squad."

Redknapp also confirmed that the club are in discussions with William Gallas to extend his stay at White Hart Lane for another 12 months.

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