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The fixtures continue to come thick and fast for Tottenham Hotspur but Ange Postecoglou will not be afforded much luxury when it comes to rotation with a long injury list in North London.
Spurs welcome National League outfit Tamworth to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday in FA Cup action. A mismatch on paper, the visit of the minnows does present a potential banana skin for the Aussie manager.
Ahead of a weekend of cup drama, LondonWorld looks at the latest Spurs injury news and potential return dates.
Rodrigo Bentancur
Play was stopped for 10 minutes against Liverpool on Wednesday night as the midfielder suffered a worrying head injury. The player has now confirmed he is 'all good' but will no doubt miss out this weekend as we await an official update. A Spurs statement at half time confirmed: "We can confirm Rodrigo is conscious, talking and will go to hospital for further checks."
Possible return date - Unknown
Fraser Forster
The back-up shot-stopper is only sidelined with an illness rather than an injury, but it appears to have hit Forster bad. Posgecoglou confirmed that the goalkeeper was 'still bed-ridden and struggling with it' ahead of the Liverpool clash and the 36-year-old did miss out.
January signing Antonín Kinský found himself in the Spurs starting XI in rapid time and impressed against the Reds. Even if Forster has shaken off the bug, the Aussie could maintain faith in the new Spurs man.
Possible return date - Saturday, January 12 vs Tamworth.
Destiny Udogie
The full-back was forced off against Wolves at the end of December and is facing a number of weeks on the sidelines with a hamstring injury. Providing an update about the player last week, Postecoglou said: “I think it was a hamstring. Again, like I said, we’ve been relying on a core group of players because we just haven’t had the ability to rotate so at some point it was going to catch up with us. Unfortunately, it caught up with Destiny.”
Possible return date - Sunday, February 16 vs Manchester United
Micky van de Ven
The centre-back picked up an injury against Chelsea at the start of December and has been a huge miss for Spurs. Van de Ven is now nearing a return with Postecoglou earmarking the end of January as a potential return date for the defender.
Possible return date - Sunday, January 26 vs Leicester City
Cristian Romero
Romero also picked up an injury against Chelsea in what was a double defensive whammy for Spurs. That came after the Argentine had already missed a chunk of the season with a foot niggle. He is now nursing a calf problem but is also expected back at the end of January.
Possible return date - Sunday, January 26 vs Leicester City
Ben Davies
Had been expected back at the end of 2024 but suffered a setback in his recovery from a hamstring problem in training. Speaking at the end of December, Postecoglou said: "No, he's ruled out. Unfortunately, he had a setback in training, so he's probably out for another couple of weeks.
"It's a similar injury, he tried to come back in training, but it didn't work out."
Possible return date - Sunday, January 19 vs Everton
Guglielmo Vicario
The cause of all the goalkeeper fracas was an injury to Vicario, sustained in the win over Manchester City in November. The shot-stopper underwent surgery on a fractured ankle in December and is now working his way back to fitness.
Postecoglou said: “It’s going well. Typical Vic. He’s pushing every boundary. He’s still a fair bit away, but whatever timeline it is he’ll make sure he’s back as soon as possible. He’s still very much around the group. You saw him last night. He’s at training every day. He’s one of the leaders, and he’s progressing well.”
Possible return date - Unknown
Richarlison
The Brazil international is back in training following a hamstring injury and getting very close to a return to first team action. However, Postecoglou is being cautious with rushing the former Everton man back into the team. He said: “Richarlison is training but we want him to have two solid weeks of training so if he gets through next week he will be fine.”
Possible return date - Sunday, January 19 vs Everton.
Wilson Odobert
The summer signing hasn't played since the 1-0 defeat to Arsenal in September and is a long term absentee. Odobert suffered a 'serious' setback in his recovery last year.
A club statement released on November 16 read: “We can confirm that Wilson Odobert underwent surgery to his right hamstring yesterday. The 19-year-old will continue to be closely monitored by our medical team to determine when he can return to training."