Tottenham ahead Son Heung-min will doubtless be sidelined till the tip of the month due to a leg damage, supervisor Antonio Conte stated Friday.
The South Korea worldwide leads the workforce with eight Premier League objectives this season with sixth-place Tottenham difficult for a Champions League spot.
Son had a scan after feeling “a little bit of ache in his muscle” the morning after Tottenham’s 2-0 loss to Chelsea in a League Cup match on Wednesday, Conte stated.
The supervisor stated Son received’t prepare earlier than the worldwide window within the final week of January.
Tottenham hosts third-tier Morecambe on Sunday within the third spherical of the FA Cup. That’s adopted by the second leg of the League Cup semifinal towards Chelsea subsequent week.
🎙 “The FA Cup is a vital competitors and we wish to attempt to go to the following step.”
Antonio previews Morecambe. ⤵️
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) January 7, 2022
Conte’s workforce then performs three Premier League video games — Arsenal, Leicester and Chelsea — earlier than the worldwide break.
Son’s absence might improve strain on Tottenham to bolster its squad within the present switch window.
⚽️ 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀
🅰️ 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁Our December @PremierLeague Participant of the Month nominee. 👏 pic.twitter.com/Ufx2AXQoRA
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) January 7, 2022
“Now we have two methods to enhance the state of affairs, no? One is to enhance the gamers that we’ve got in our squad. One other alternative could possibly be to enhance the standard of the squad however as you recognize very nicely, January is just not simple for anybody,” stated Conte, who was employed in early November.
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