Winks looking to bounce back with Spurs after serious injury

Harry Winks was enjoying a breakthrough season for Tottenham last year but saw his campaign curtailed by injury in early April.

Now the 21-year-old midfielder is eager to make up for lost time as he aims to be ready for the start of the new campaign.

Winks made 33 appearances in all competitions for Tottenham last season, establishing himself as a viable option in the middle of the park alongside Mousa Dembélé, Victor Wanyama and Eric Dier.

And as he looks to recover from the ankle ligament injury that ruined his end of season, he is planning to build on that campaign.

He said: “I’m obviously still rehabbing and I’ll be in a good ten days or so before everyone, just getting myself fit, testing my ankle and making sure it’s okay to go back into full training,” he explained.

“I’ve almost got a pre-season before a pre-season just to get myself fit so hopefully I can come back in the best shape I can possibly be in.

“I try not to think about that moment because it was a horrible day. Obviously the last few weeks of the season I had to miss and we had some big games as well – the FA Cup semi-final, the last game at the Lane, but when I look back on the season as a whole, I’m proud of myself, of what I achieved, in the sense that I played a lot of games and to achieve playing in the Champions League, FA Cup and to score in the Premier League, it was a great season for me.

“I’m really happy with that but most importantly, you can’t rest on that and I know that – I know I’ve got to keep working hard, keep improving. What’s happened has happened and the most important thing now is to kick on next season, forget about this season and look forward to improving and hopefully taking that step further.”