Thomas Frank will catch a glimpse of his first North London Derby as Tottenham Hotspur take on Arsenal in Hong Kong. The Europa League holders will step up their preparations for the forthcoming Premier League campaign against their fiercest rivals with the top-flight season just weeks away.

It'll be the Danish head coach's fourth pre-season friendly after back-to-back draws against Wycombe Wanderers and Luton Town. Following the encounter at the region's new Kai Tak Stadium, Spurs will remain in the Far East with another all-Premier League clash with Newcastle United in the Seoul World Cup Stadium on August 3.

Hong Kong will be treated to becoming the first place where a North London Derby has been held outside of the United Kingdom following the first meeting in the Football League in the 1920/1921 season.

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August is around the corner which marks the latest milestone before the Premier League season gets underway but before then, Spurs have the prospect of preparing for the UEFA Super Cup against Paris Saint-Germain.

With the two North London juggernauts meeting in the Far East on Thursday (12:30pm kick-off), here is the latest Spurs injury news.

Rodrigo Bentancur is set to return to action against Arsenal after missing the previous two pre-season friendlies through illness.

He travelled to the region with the squad and is in-line to step up his preparations on Thursday.

Frank revealed: "Rodri is back from illness, so that’s good."

Dominic Solanke could mark his return to first-team action during Thursday's pre-season friendly after an ankle injury forced him to miss the draw against the Hatters.

The Spurs head coach failed to be drawn on whether the striker would be back in time to feature in front of a capacity crowd in Hong Kong.

"Dom is looking much better, progressing, we’ll see if it’s too early for Arsenal, but we’re positive about him," said Frank.

James Maddison continues his recovery from the knee injury that forced him to miss the remainder of last season.

The midfielder suffered the season-ending problem which has meant that his recovery has carried on into pre-season.

But Frank admitted that the England international is progressing well.

"Madders is looking better and better, could also be too early for Arsenal, again, we’ll see," he said.

Summer signing Kota Takai could be out for a number of weeks after picking up a foot injury.

The Spurs boss revealed that the 20-year-old has suffered a plantar fascia injury and faces a layoff just weeks after arriving in the capital.

He said: " Kota got a plantar fascia injury, unfortunately we don’t know the scale of it – weeks."

Destiny Udogie will miss the tour of the Far East after picking up a knee injury in the warm-up against Luton Town on Saturday.

There is no timeframe on a return for the full-back as the medical team at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium assess the severity.

Frank said: " Destiny got a knee injury (in the warm up at Luton on Saturday) that we’re assessing at the moment, that has kept him out of this pre-season tour."

Radu Dragusin, Dejan Kulusevski and Bryan Gil also remain on English soil, recovering from their respective injuries.