Tottenham Hotspur will be without one player for the foreseeable future after his "long-term" injury, confirms manager Ange Postecoglou.
Injured Spurs players
The north Londoners currently have a handful of players sidelined and unable to contribute on the field.
Ivan Perisic, who sustained a complex ACL injury himself in training a few weeks ago, and summer signing Manor Solomon. The latter player looks set to miss the next two months, while young goalkeeper Alfie Whiteman is yet to return following his surgery.
However, in some really good news for Spurs, Uruguay international Rodrigo Bentancur did return to the field during their 2-1 win over Crystal Palace last night. The midfielder had been out for months due to a long-term ACL problem of his own, but Postecoglou was able to reintroduce Bentancur on Friday after months of rehabilitation.
Indeed, the Tottenham injury list is far smaller than it was this time a month ago, but one player looks set to be out for a fair while yet.
Left-back Ryan Sessegnon, who will be desperate to prove his worth for Postecoglou, may have to contend with the in-form Destiny Udogie upon his return. However, as per the Spurs manager himself, it appears the Englishman won't have to worry about that for a long time.
Ryan Sessegnon far away after "long-term" injury
The former Fulham star, who was hailed as a "reliable" player by Conte, hasn't featured under Postecoglou yet with the Australian confirming Sessegnon has suffered a "long-term" injury.
"Nah, nah, long-term mate, still a way to go," said the Tottenham boss before Crystal Palace on Sessegnon's comeback (via football.london).
"Yeah it's tough for him, it's hard. When people ask me about being motivated, look at players like Ryan who have done nothing wrong but are working their backside off every day to try to get back. If you need motivation as footballers, there's plenty of it around. You may not be playing or playing as much as you want bit you're still in a good space where you can at least afford yourself the opportunity to play whereas guys like Ryan have got to work hard to get back to the group.
"He's got a lot of support here, the medical team and sports science staff work hard with him and he's still part of the team on a daily basis so we've just got to get him back to a space where he's physically able to participate again."
