Tottenham Hotspur said on Tuesday that Christian Eriksen's ankle injury was not as severe as first thought.
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The midfield playmaker limped off 40 minutes into Denmark's 2-1 friendly win at home to Norway on Friday following a late tackle by Vegard Forren.
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Spurs feared the 21-year-old had ruptured ankle ligaments, but scans revealed just a sprain.
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"Following an MRI scan on Monday it has been determined that Christian Eriksen suffered a sprain of the lateral ankle ligaments playing for Denmark against Norway on Friday," a Tottenham statement said.
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"The scan showed no sign of ruptured ligaments which will result in a shorter period of recovery for the attacking midfielder."
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Although Spurs haven't specified a time-frame for Eriksen's recovery, if all goes well the £11.5 million pre-season signing from Dutch giants Ajax could be back in action against Liverpool at White Hart Lane on December 15.
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Eriksen was man-of-the-match on his Spurs debut against Norwich and scored in the following fixture against Tromso in the Europa League.
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A dip in form saw him lose his place to Lewis Holtby but Eriksen was in the starting XI for Spurs' last game against Newcastle.
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Holtby, Erik Lamela, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Harry Kane can all play in Eriksen's position while Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas could also opt to change formation and play two strikers rather than a lone forward up front.
Good to know that the player will be fit soonest for the squad.
Its great news