Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou expects Dominic Solanke to be out for six weeks with a knee injury picked up in training after the north London derby.
The 27-year-old added to Spurs’ extensive injury list ahead of last Sunday 3-2 loss to Evertonwhich added further pressure to Postecoglou’s pressure after a flurry of results.
Postecoglou’s resources have been severely depleted in recent weeks and months, with only 13 first-team players fit for the vital 3-2 Victory over Hoffenheim in Europa League On Thursday night and the immediate picture does not look bright for £55m signing Solanke.
“All the information now is where we were looking at around the six-week mark for him,” Postecoglou said of his striker after the match. “There’s no surgery but maybe we can get him back a bit early, we’ll see how he progresses but at this stage it’s only about six weeks.”
Elaborating further, ahead of the weekend clash with Leicester City in the Premier LeagueThe Greek-Australian said whether the blow had affected transfer plans: “All those things are known, nothing has changed in the last 24 hours.
“We knew about the House probably a few days ago and in the meantime we had a press conference. All these things are known and nothing has changed in the last 24 hours that changes that part of it.”
Other key absentees for Tottenham Enter the duo of Romero and Van De Ven, who have been sidelined for a long time. And as they edge closer to a return to action, Postecoglou has confirmed it will be a little longer before they can offer a respite on the back of Archie Grey’s first-aid deployment.
“Not. Leicester. “He and Micky are next in line in terms of long-term. They still have a bit of work to do in terms of training them with the team.
“Obviously we haven’t trained much and since it was kind of a low tempo session the other day, it was good to include it, not only for him, but also for the players because they need a bit of help and encouragement and Cuti Training with them gives them a big lift.
“Micky’s not too far away. These players are going to be back, knock on wood they’re not dead, they’re just injured so they’re all going to be back so it’s not all doom and gloom. It’s good to see the players as players as players as players as players as He joined the training for the last few days, but still has some work to do.
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