Bafétimbi Gomis will be available for their next fixture against Liverpool in 10 days’ time

Swansea City are optimistic that Bafétimbi Gomis will be available for their next fixture, against Liverpool in 10 days’ time, after the France striker was discharged from hospital on Thursday lunchtime.

Gomis collapsed in the eighth minute of Swansea’s 3-2 defeat by Tottenham at White Hart Lane, the latest in a history of fainting incidents in his career and, although it caused considerable concern among fans and players, club medics were well aware of the background.

Swansea face Liverpool on March 16, and Gomis has returned home to France until the players are due to report back for training in the middle of next week.

Gomis will then be reassessed by club staff, but there is no reason to suppose that the 29-year-old striker will not be cleared to play in the Liverpool match. The incident provoked memories of Fabrice Muamba’s cardiac arrest at White Hart Lane three years ago, but Swansea were able to confirm that Gomis was convalescing and felt “fine” before Wednesday’s match had finished.

His team-mate, Neil Taylor, admitted that it had been a difficult experience. “It’s frightening when something like that happens on the pitch,” he said. “Especially here – they must have been really worried – but they [the medical staff] got on the pitch really quickly and dealt with it perfectly.” Gomis went to hospital direct from White Hart Lane, where he stayed overnight for some precautionary tests, but the player was apparently surprised at the level of concern over his welfare.

He later posted a message on Twitter. “I wanted to reassure you about my health,” he said. “Hopefully this looks worse than it is. This kind of discomfort comes from the stress and fatigue caused by my father’s health condition, that requires a lot of travelling to and from France. I’m disappointed I couldn’t have helped my team more. I thank you for all your messages of support.”

Gomis has low blood pressure and, according to Swansea manager Garry Monk, actually wanted to continue playing once he had regained consciousness. A club spokesman added: “It is something we have known all about. It is a vasovagal condition. We have always been aware of it and it has happened before. He has had all the medical and cardiology tests with us.”