Injury blow for Tottenham as defender Cristian Romero dominated out for 4 or 5 weeks

Tottenham Hotspur defender Cristian Romero will likely be out of motion for 4 or 5 weeks with a hamstring damage, supervisor Ange Postecoglou mentioned on Wednesday.

FILE - Tottenham's Cristian Romero,(AP)
FILE – Tottenham’s Cristian Romero,(AP)

The Argentina worldwide, who solely returned from a three-match suspension firstly of this month, sustained the damage throughout Saturday’s 2-1 Premier League victory over Everton.

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On the eve of fourth-place Tottenham’s Premier League recreation at Brighton on Thursday, Postecoglou advised reporters: “Not so great with Romero. He had a scan the other day and has got a hamstring strain. We are looking at probably four or five weeks for him.

“Disappointing to lose him, for sure. We obviously missed him with the suspension and now we’ve just got him back and he steadied things up. Now, he will be missing again for quite a chunk of time.”

However, Romero’s centre-back companion Micky van de Ven ought to be able to return quickly after his hamstring damage.

“We will see him sometime in January,” Postecoglou mentioned. “I don’t think for Burnley (in the FA Cup on January 5), but for Manchester United on the 14th potentially.”

“He is just not attributable to be a part of the group this week so we’ll see how he’s going on the finish of this week. Once they begin coaching with the group, that is once we begin enthusiastic about if they’re accessible.”

Spurs can have Destiny Udogie again at ninth-place Brighton and Hove Albion after his one-match ban, and Postecoglou may push full-back Emerson Royal into the guts of defence alongside Ben Davies in Romero’s absence.

Source web site: www.hindustantimes.com

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