Tottenham winger Mohammed Kudus may require surgery after suffering a setback in his recovery from a thigh injury.

The Ghana international has been out for more than three months after limping out of Spurs’ 1-1 draw with Sunderland on 4 January.

Spurs had initially hoped the 25-year-old former West Ham midfielder would return after this month’s international break, making him available for the club’s remaining seven matches of the campaign.

But sources have told BBC Sport that he is now unlikely to feature again this season.

In a statement on Thursday, Spurs said: “He had returned to team training during the past week, however will now require further specialist review and, potentially, surgery.

“We will provide any relevant further updates in due course.”

Roberto de Zerbi’s side are 17th in the Premier League table, one point above the relegation zone.

Kudus, a £55m signing from West Ham last summer, faces a race against time to be fit for Ghana’s World Cup squad.

The Black Stars open their World Cup campaign against Panama on 18 June, before facing England on 23 June and Croatia on 27 June.