A lot of Spurs’ problems are still there before their trip to Manchester United.
Spurs are still dealing with a long number of injuries, which makes captain Heung-min Son‘s absence more worse.
The captain of Spurs will be absent from club action for a few weeks as he represents South Korea in the postponed Asian Cup, which gets underway in Qatar this week. Pape Matar Sarr, who has recovered from a hamstring injury, and Yves Bissouma are also now away on international duty in the Africa Cup of Nations.
In the FA Cup on Friday night, Tottenham struggled a little bit without its attacking mainstay, but Pedro Porro‘s outstanding goal at home helped them defeat Burnley, a Premier League team, in the third round.
Following their 3-1 victory over Bournemouth on New Year’s Eve, Spurs now aim to surpass Arsenal into the top four and exacerbate their north London rivals’ current situation when they visit Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday. This marked Ange Postecoglou’s second consecutive victory.
With Ryan Sessegnon and Micky van de Ven back in action and Spurs hoping to complete early January deals for Timo Werner, a former Chelsea striker, and Radu Dragusin, a Genoa defender, here is all the latest information on injuries sustained by Tottenham and possible comeback dates.
Ben Davies
The adaptable Welsh international has filled in admirably at centre defence lately, covering for Van de Ven and Cristian Romero, the team’s first-choice combination.
With Romero still sidelined and Van de Ven returning as an unutilized replacement, he did so once more alongside fellow full-back Emerson Royal against Burnley. However, it was later revealed that Davies had sustained a hamstring injury.
“Unfortunately, it appears that Ben injured his hamstring tonight. This is a further setback for us, as both Davis and Emerson Royal have been our true champions over the past few weeks,” Postecoglou remarked.
It appears that Davies may be slated for a period of rest.
Possible date of return: Not specified
Giovani Lo Celso
In the third round tie, Lo Celso also began against Burnley, but he was replaced shortly before the hour mark by Bryan Gil.
After the match, Postecoglou voiced optimism that the Argentine might only be experiencing muscle soreness.
“Gio Lo Celso has a bit of tightness, but hoping it is nothing serious,” he stated.
If Lo Celso is experiencing only tightness, he should be able to play this weekend as usual.
Possible return date: Sunday, January 14 vs Manchester United; not specified.
Maddison James
Maddison has not yet resumed group training with Tottenham since sustaining a hamstring injury on November 6, during Tottenham’s wild 4-1 home loss to Chelsea.
Prior to Burnley’s FA Cup visit, Postecoglou stated, “He’s not training with us yet, mate, and I’ve said before until they start training with us, it is hard for me to put a timeline on it.”
“He’s running with the sports science crew but not with us and not likely to be with us in the next couple of weeks I don’t think.”
Possible date of return: Not specified
Cristian Romero
Just before Christmas, Tottenham defeated Everton 2-1, and Cristian Romero was withdrawn at halftime due to a hamstring issue that was expected to keep him out of action for four to five weeks.
When asked if Romero’s current circumstances were comparable to Maddison’s prior to the Burnley game, Postecoglou responded, “Yeah, Cristian is still very early stages.”
Possible date of return: unknown
Manor Solomon
There haven’t been many official updates lately regarding Solomon’s recuperation and expected return date, but certain tidings from last week seemed to indicate that he might be getting near. Throughout the upcoming games, we’ll see if that becomes a reality.
Date of potential return unknown, but maybe soon
Alejo Veliz
The teenage striker from Argentina hurt his knee against Bournemouth; he won’t need surgery, but he will be sidelined for a few months.
Alejo was hurt rather badly, according to Postecoglou’s statement from last week. “After the game, he got scans, and the results will likely keep him out for a few months.
“He has damaged ligaments, but surgery is not necessary. Disappointed in him because he has been growing into the opportunity he has worked so hard to obtain over the past few weeks.”
Possible date of return: March 2024
Eric Dier
Due to a knock, Eric Dier Dier was not involved at all against Burnley. In the midst of ongoing discussions about a possible January transfer to Bayern Munich to rejoin Harry Kane, Postecoglou reacted aggressively when asked if he was truly hurt.
He was unable to participate due to an injury and pulled up sore during training. Don’t doubt my integrity; the transfer rumour is a another matter. He is hurt, that much is clear. He was hurt, but ask him. In his news conference following the game, Postecoglou stated, “It has nothing to do with anything else.”
“I don’t know about the rumours, but he is injured, as far as I’m concerned.” That is not a fabrication. I would argue that he wasn’t chosen if he hadn’t been hurt. I can say it with ease.
“I’m not aware of anything else that’s going on.” It’s safe to say that for the past 24 hours, I’ve been concentrating on the game and the guys that are accessible, but if there is anything, I’m sure you’ll hear about it.
Possible date of return: Not specified
Ivan Perisic
After sustaining an ACL injury during training in September, Perisic required surgery and was predicted to miss the remainder of the campaign.
Since Postecoglou’s contract is set to expire in the summer, it seems likely that the Croatian has played his final game for Spurs this season, having already stated before Burnley that he was unlikely to participate again.
“No, he’s exerting a lot of effort to treat Ivan fairly. Postecoglou stated, “He clearly wants to return as soon as possible to his duties with the national team.
“He’s been a huge loss for us, once more. Because of his experience, I felt that he would make a really big contribution this year, and we witnessed that in the first few games with the way he affected play.
“But yeah, he won’t … he’s unlikely to play for us again.”
Possible time of return: 2024 summer
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