Sweden coach coordinates with Tottenham over Dejan Kulusevski’s return

Sweden coach Graham Potter said he would work closely with Tottenham to manage Dejan Kulusevski’s return from injury after selecting him for the national team for the first time since taking charge. Sweden are preparing for matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Stockholm on 14 November and Poland on 17 November.

Potter said, in comments reported by Swedish newspaper Sportbladet, that the club and national team were in contact about the player and would work together to decide how to use him. He added that the most important thing for him was having Kulusevski with the national team.

Kulusevski returned to action last month, coming on as a substitute against Coventry City after an absence of 526 days. The player underwent two knee operations and played only 42 minutes across four matches for Tottenham as part of his return-to-action management.

Potter praised the player’s resilience during a difficult spell with injury and said the national team had tried to support him from afar. Sweden top Group B4 in the UEFA Nations League with three wins and one draw from four matches, and positive results against Bosnia and Poland could take them up to the higher division in the 2028/29 edition.