Emmanuel Adebayor has returned to England to resume training withTottenham Hotspur after being granted indefinite compassionate leave by the club.
Adebayor, the Togo striker, asked for time off and missed the Europa League game against Besiktas and the Premier League victory over Swansea City, telling Spurs that a family member was seriously ill.
He flew to Ghana, where he has a home, but is now to resume his Tottenham career.
Having missed training last week and not played for Spurs since the home defeat by Stoke City at the start of November, Adebayor is some way short of match fitness.
It remains to be seen whether Tottenham head coach Mauricio Pochettino will immediately restore Adebayor to his squad for the Capital One Cup quarter-final against Newcastle United at White Hart Lane on Wednesday night or give him the full week to work on his condition.
Adebayor has scored only two goals this season, one of which was against Newcastle in the Premier League.