Micky van de Ven missed Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-0 win over Brentford as Ange Postecoglou and his staff opted to take a cautious approach with the defender.
Van de Ven’s season has been plagued by issues with his hamstring which has meant that he has featured in just 12 matches all season for Spurs.
The Dutch defender played 45 minutes against IF Elfsborg in the Europa League before being withdrawn at the break, although Postecoglou stated that was always the plan.
Now, ahead of the North London club’s huge Carabao Cup semi-final clash against Liverpool, Spurs fans have been left sweating over the fitness of the 23-year-old.
Micky van de Ven being assessed by Tottenham ahead of Liverpool
Paul O’Keefe has revealed that Tottenham have been assessing Micky van de Ven ahead of their trip to Liverpool on Thursday.
Van de Ven told the medical team ‘he didn’t feel right’ before the Brentford game and the club opted to take no risks with such a big game just around the corner.
Now, assessments are being made on the issue and O’Keefe revealed on X: “No official word or information on whether something was discovered.”
Tottenham failed to land Axel Disasi on transfer deadline day as the French defender joined Aston Villa on loan instead, meanwhile, they also had a £70m bid rejected for Marc Guehi.
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Tottenham fear Radu Dragusin’s season is over after the 23-year-old suffered a bad knee injury against Elfsborg having landed awkwardly.
The Romanian defender joins Cristian Romero on the sidelines leaving Postecoglou with potentially Ben Davies, Kevin Danso and Archie Gray.