In the wake of their ongoing injury crisis, Tottenham Hotspur have submitted plans to improve the medical facilities at their Hotspur Way training ground.
Tottenham Hotspur’s injury crisis
Tottenham Hotspur have been dealing with an injury crisis that has severely impacted their squad, sidelining well over ten players in recent weeks.
This crisis has forced manager Ange Postecoglou to rely heavily on a small core of players for significant portions of the season. In fact, only five Spurs players have managed to avoid the treatment room so far this campaign.
In an effort to prevent the situation from worsening, Spurs have parted ways with their former medical staff and appointed new personnel.
Tottenham submit plans for Hotspur Way training ground extension
Despite their efforts, players continue to drop like flies. In January alone, the Lilywhites lost Solanke, Maddison, Drăgușin, Werner, and Brennan Johnson to injuries.
According to the latest reports from football.london, Spurs have now submitted plans to expand their Hotspur Way training ground, which will include new facilities aimed at supporting the struggling first team.
The proposed plans, as revealed by the publication, are expected to feature a new and improved gym alongside an upgraded treatment room.
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It is understood that Spurs have sent their plans to Enfield Council, which validated them earlier this month, and they will now progress through the planning process.
If approved, the new facilities—first discussed in 2021—will result in an extension to the western side of the first-team building at the Hotspur Way training complex in Enfield.
What will the improved medical facilities at the training ground include?
The design and access statement submitted to the council by FA Architects, reads: “The proposed first team extension was developed as a direct response to the club’s ongoing operational needs, as they seek to continue their success at the highest level of European football.
“The club is committed to continue delivering a high-quality service and talent development suited for a top-tier football team. As a result, the size and existing facilities in its current building must follow suit in terms of expansion and improvement, within this advancing field of sports facilities.
“Since the training centre opened nearly 10 years ago in late 2012 there have been a number of developments across the elite men’s professional game and sports science that now require the club to investigate the need to expand the gym and medical wing at the training centre.
“This would support the operational and training requirements of the first team, and help to maintain the facility’s world-class status, which is vital to the club’s ability to perform at the highest national and international levels, as well as attract future talent.
“These new developments in sports science have required the number of permanent staff members to increase from 105 in 2016 to 300 in 2023, due to the expansion of existing departments within the centre, and a number of newly formed ones.”
Here’s a list of what the improved medical facility is set to include: