Tottenham Hotspur striker Alejo Veliz is predicted to be out for a few months with a knee damage, supervisor Ange Postecoglou stated on Thursday. Veliz can be one in every of 10 Spurs stars set to overlook Friday’s third-round FA Cup match.
The 20-year-old Argentine was helped off the pitch through the Premier League house win over Bournemouth on New 12 months’s Eve. “Sadly, it was a reasonably important damage,” stated Postecoglou. “He had scans after the sport and it should maintain him out in all probability a pair months. Will not want surgical procedure however some important ligament injury, so disappointing for him as a result of he is sort of labored exhausting to get a chance within the final couple of weeks,” media experiences quoted the gaffer as saying.
Nevertheless, in a constructive improvement, Postecoglou added that Dutch defender Micky van de Ven was near getting back from the hamstring damage he suffered of their 4-1 Premier League loss to Chelsea in November. “Micky has skilled this week,” the Australian stated. “I am undecided about Friday’s sport, he could be concerned within the squad. It’s good to get him again however clearly he has missed a good bit so we should watch out with him.”
Tottenham’s South Korea captain Heung-Min Son and Senegal midfielder Pape Matar Sarr can be among the many key gamers lacking from Friday’s FA Cup third-round tie at house to Burnley resulting from worldwide obligation on the Asian Cup and Africa Cup of Nations respectively.
Whereas fifth-placed Spurs are within the thick of the crowded Premier League title struggle, six factors behind leaders Liverpool, the supervisor insisted the Premier League doesn’t maintain extra significance than the FA Cup.”