Tottenham Hotspur have just been handed a very negative update on Wilson Odobert’s hamstring injury with his return seeming a long way off.
Ange Postecoglou’s squad has been decimated by injuries this season with nine players missing against Newcastle.
Odobert was joined on the sidelines by Guglielmo Vicario, Fraser Forster, Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero, Ben Davies, Destiny Udogie, Rodrigo Bentancur, Mikey Moore and Richarlison.
From that list, Bentancur is back from suspension, meanwhile, Forster, Moore and Richarlison are all close to making their returns. But in Odobert’s case, it will be a while before we see the Frenchman.
Wilson Odobert ‘miles off’ returning from injury
Wilson Odobert is ‘miles off’ returning from a hamstring injury, according to Paul O’Keefe.
The winger suffered the issue back in September and now looks set to be sidelined until the latter stages of the season.
Odobert posted an image on Instagram suggesting he was nearing a return, however, that does not appear to be the case and there is still a long way to go.
The 20-year-old managed to make just six appearances for the Lilywhites before sustaining the injury in the Carabao Cup at Coventry.
Mikey Moore and Richarlison also being sidelined has put pressure on Heung-min Son to stay fit and perform and the South Korean now looks in need of a rest.
Moore and Richarlison returned to training on Monday although the former is only expected to be fit enough for the bench against Liverpool.
Moore has just returned from a lengthy recovery from illness and the 17-year-old will not be rushed straight back into the team.
Meanwhile, Richarlison needs to have two weeks of training before being back on the pitch to avoid him suffering a recurrence of the same injury.
Postecoglou told the media: “With what happened before, the whole plan for him was to get a solid couple of weeks of training and next week should be his second week.”