Spurs star now won’t be seen again in 2025 after frustrating injury blow
Tottenham Hotspur returned to winning ways on Saturday, marking their first victory in the Premier League since the final weekend of October.
It was a win that lifted huge pressure off the shoulders of Thomas Frank, who, despite being in the dugout for a matter of months, was already facing questions and scrutiny about his job.
It’s another big week for Spurs who face Slavia Prague in the Champions League on Tuesday evening before coming up against Nottingham Forest next Sunday.
Heading into those games, Frank has received some positive and negative injury news.
The latest injury news out of Spurs
French forward Randal Kolo Muani has started to find his feet in Spurs colours in recent weeks, notably bagging against PSG in the Champions League.
However, he was withdrawn during the weekend’s win over Brentford and was spotted limping as he left the stadium.
Fortunately, he trained on Monday and looks set to play a part in Europe this midweek.
For James Maddison, things continue to look tough. The attacking midfielder featured on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football for their coverage of Wolves vs Manchester United and he may have to get used to off-field duties for now.
There is no specific time frame,” Frank began. “It will be a long time unfortunately before he [Maddison] is available.”
Spurs star will now miss the rest of 2025
While there is more positivity about Spurs heading into this week’s run of fixtures, there has been bad news on the injury front for Italian full-back Destiny Udogie.
The young defender has attracted criticism in recent weeks for his displays but missed the win against Frank’s former employers due to injury.
Speaking about the problem, the manager said: “Destiny picked up a hamstring injury at the end of the Newcastle game, so he’s out until January unfortunately.”
Ahead of their clash with Slavia Prague, a late call will be made on Brennan Johnson’s fitness but Yves Bissouma is set to miss out once again after his latest off-field controversy.
The Mali midfielder has not been seen in Spurs colours under Frank after he was dropped from the UEFA Super Cup squad for persistent lateness.
To make matters worse for Bissouma, a report at the weekend showed footage of the Spurs man allegedly inhaling nitrous oxide, more commonly known as laughing gas.
Commenting on the matter this week Frank said: “It’s an internal matter that we are dealing with at the moment and when we have dealt with that, then I will comment on it.”
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