Injury blow for Tottenham as defender Cristian Romero ruled out for four or five weeks

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

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

FILE – Tottenham’s Cristian Romero,(AP)

The Argentina worldwide, who solely returned from a three-match suspension at the beginning of this month, sustained the harm 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 informed 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 harm.

“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 just isn’t because of 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 after we begin fascinated about if they’re obtainable.”

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

Source: www.hindustantimes.com

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