Tottenham Hotspur coach Ange Postecoglou has revealed that injured left-back Destiny Udoji could be out of the squad for up to six weeks.
The Italian was replaced in the early stages of Tottenham draws with Wolverhampton 2-2 last weekend, adding to a severely depleted backline that has been missing Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Ben Davies in recent weeks.
Udogie was replaced by Sergio Reguilon, who became available transformation In the summer, and now looks ready for an extended spell on the sidelines.
“No, unfortunately, no,” Postecoglou told reporters in response to a question about whether any of his injured players would return to the match. Newcastle United on saturday.
“So, obviously Destiny's got a hamstring injury, you know, and it looks like he's missing the six-week mark, and obviously we're losing (Rodrigo) Bentancur to suspension, and none of them are kind of back yet. We've had a little bit of there illness spreading In the team too, so he missed a few training sessions, but that's okay, we'll be fine.
“Ritchie (Richarlison) and Micky (Moore) will be the next two out, hopefully next week at some point, and then Ben (Davies), Micky van de Van and Romero all around the same time, so the back end is in “January, they're all due back.”
TottenhamA miserable run of injuries coupled with a number of subpar performances left the team European League Aspirants to the bottom half of the Premier League table.
They have taken just four points from their last 18 games available – and have lost four of their previous six – but still possess the second most prolific attack in the division – 41 goals have been scored by Postecoglou's side, behind only the league leaders. Liverpool.