Tottenham will turn to the controversial blood-spinning technique in a bid to hurry Gareth Bale’s return from injury.
Bale was stretchered off with an ankle injury in Spurs’ 2-2 Europa League draw with Basel and it was initially feared he could be out for the rest of the season.
But the damage was less severe than first thought and, with the help of blood-spinning, Spurs hope the Welshman will be back to face Manchester City on April 21.
The club’s medics have used the method, which can help injuries heal five times quicker, before to guide Jermain Defoe back to a swift return to action.
With blood-spinning, small samples of blood are spun in a centrifuge which allow platelets and blood plasma to be isolated from other blood components.
They are then combined forming platelet-rich plasma (PRP), which has high concentrations of natural growth factors, which is then injected into the injury.
Chelsea used blood-spinning to speed Arjen Robben’s return from injury in 2005 and were warned by the World Anti-Doping Agency that it could be illegal, although now it has become more commonly used.
Bale has been in scintillating form this season and is crucial to Spurs’ hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.