NEWCASTLE: Newcastle United January signing Kieran Trippier is ready to step up his return from injury, with hopes high that the defender will feature significantly in the rest of the Magpies鈥� season.

Head coach Eddie Howe has also provided an update on the status of Callum Wilson, with the England striker and Newcastle top-scorer going through the gears at the club鈥檚 Benton training base after a long-term calf and Achilles problem.

Trippier has been out since February with a broken foot and a scan on the injured left fifth metatarsal was scheduled on Friday to determine whether the former Atletico Madrid man can return soon.

Head coach Eddie Howe is hopeful his $17million man can return 鈥渜uite quickly鈥�, with his side nine games out from the end of the Premier League season.

鈥淜ieran has a scan on his foot to see how that is healing, hopefully it will go well,鈥� said Howe, ahead of the Magpies鈥� trip to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

鈥淔rom this day, maybe we can push him quite quickly to get back. Hopefully we get good news.鈥�

The news was also positive on striker Wilson, who could be seen sprinting on the club鈥檚 training pitches at the end of the week, although, it seems that the 30-year-old, six-goal frontman might have to wait a little longer than Trippier.

鈥淲ith Callum, he鈥檚 slightly behind Kieran but he鈥檚 still making good progress,鈥� said Howe. 鈥淚 hope he鈥檒l play this season.鈥�

Meanwhile, the head coach was handed a triple injury boost, with Fabian Schar, Martin Dubravka and Jonjo Shelvey look set to return for the North London match.

鈥淔abian came back having not played or trained but we鈥檝e had a couple of sessions with him, so we鈥檒l think he鈥檒l be fit,鈥� he said. 鈥淢artin trained with us for the first time yesterday, so we hope he鈥檒l be fine.鈥�

鈥淲e鈥檝e got a little bit of illness in the camp like most teams have around the country but we鈥檝e still a couple of days before the game so we hope everyone will be OK.鈥�

鈥淛onjo has trained. He hasn鈥檛 trained every session we鈥檝e done, I think he suffered from the illness. We hope he鈥檒l be OK.鈥�