Tottenham Hotspur could be without injured left-back Destiny Udogie for up to six weeks, manager Ange Postecoglou has revealed.
The Italian was replaced in the early stages of Spurs draw 2-2 with Wolves last weekend, joining a very depleted backline that has missed Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Ben Davies in recent weeks.
Udogie was replaced by Sergio Reguilon, who was made available transfer in the summer, and now looks set for a long spell on the sidelines.
“No, unfortunately, no,” Postecoglou told reporters when asked if any of his injured players would feature again. Newcastle United on Saturday
“So obviously there’s Destiny with those hamstrings, you know, it looks like six weeks for him gone, obviously we lose (Rodrigo) Bentancur suspended, none of the injured are back yet. We’ve had a bit of A mistake of illness is also running around the team, so there are some practices missing, but that’s ok, we’ll be fine.
“Richy (Richarlison) and Mikey (Moore) will be the next two out, hopefully next week at some point and then Ben (Davies), Micky van de Van and Romero at the same time, so the end of January, they are all scheduled to return.”
spursThe miserable run of injuries has coincided with a string of below-par performances, leaving the Europa League contenders for the bottom half of the Premier League table.
They have picked up just four points from their last 18 available – losing four of their previous six games – but still possess the second most prolific attack in the division – Postecoglou’s men have scored 41 goals, just behind the league leaders. Liverpool.
