Erik Lamela looks unlikely to play for Spurs again this season.

The 25-year-old last appeared as a substitute against Liverpool in the EFL Cup on October 25 with a hip injury cited as the reason why he has been sidelined for so long.

It is now more than five months since that appearance at Anfield and there is still no date for his return to full training.

Argentina and Tottenham forward Erik Lamela is unlikely to feature again this season

The 25-year-old, who has not played since October, has made only 14 appearances this season

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Lamela was receiving treatment in Rome but that recovery spell in the city of his former club came to an end in January.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino wanted his own medical staff to assess the Argentina international after a scan indicated there was no issue.

Lamela, who was signed from Roma for £30million in 2013, is now training on his own as he tries to regain fitness.

It has been a frustrating season for the Spurs star.

His club claimed he was a week away from returning in January but, more than two months later, it is unclear whether Lamela will even be back before the season ends.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino ended Lamela's spell of treatment in Rome in January

Ahead of the summer, it is not known whether the Argentine will stay or go.

Lamela has been attracting interest from abroad with Serie A club Inter Milan the latest to be linked. It remains to be seen whether Tottenham would stand in his way if he wanted to leave.

While there has been an active push by the Premier League club to tie down their key players to new deals, talks with Lamela were shelved amid his hip problem.

Represented by his father Jose Lamela, he is currently on £65,000 a week.