Tottenham Hotspur’s defensive line took another hit this past weekend when Destiny Udogie limped off the pitch with what appeared to be a hamstring injury during Spurs’ 2-2 draw against Wolves. There was no questioning the fact that Destiny was, uh, destined for a spell on the sidelines; the only question was for how long.
Now we maybe know. According to Tom Barclay (of the S-n, which I will not link to), Udogie is set to miss two months.
Now, the S-n is a reprehensible newspaper, but Tom Barclay is a pretty reliable journalist, at least regarding Tottenham news so I’m inclined to believe it. Two months out also jives with the recovery timeline outlined by, uh, more unofficial sources on the InterWebz, and it tracks with the recovery time for Richarlison and Micky van de Ven who are also dealing with similar injuries. So I’m inclined to believe it.
It does put Spurs in a bit of a pickle. Ben Davies still hasn’t returned to training after re-aggravating an injury of his own, so Tottenham’s fullbacks are currently Pedro Porro, Djed Spence, and Sergio Reguilon. We’ll see whether Spurs are able to bolster their left back ranks in the January window — it’s reportedly a high priority — but at least Spurs do have SOME cover at that position.
But it’s another long term injury in a season that has been, frankly, plagued by them. It sucks. Hopefully Destiny can heal ahead of schedule (pre-Destination?), and if not — see you in March.