Tottenham Hotspur duo Timo Werner and Ben Davies are expected to miss the remainder of the 2023-24 season through injuries.
Both players sustained muscular injuries during Sunday’s Premier League defeat at home to Arsenal and are now likely to sit out the rest of the campaign.
Werner, 28, suffered a hamstring injury and was replaced by Brennan Johnson in the 31st minute while 31-year-old defender Davies was substituted off with a calf injury in the 87th minute.
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“Timo is out for the season with a hamstring injury,” Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou said on Wednesday.
“Ben has picked up a calf injury which will probably rule him out for the rest of the games too.”
Postecoglou added that Tottenham had no other fresh injury setbacks and added that midfielder Oliver Skipp, who has not played since the 2-2 draw at Everton on February 3, is available for selection.
Tottenham travel to London rivals Chelsea on Thursday night before finishing their league campaign with matches against Liverpool, Burnley, Manchester City and Sheffield United.
Postecoglou handed left-back dilemma
This is more bad injury news for Spurs, with Davies’s absence potentially the more damaging given Postecoglou is already without Destiny Udogie for the rest of the season.
Emerson Royal will likely deputise on Thursday against Chelsea, but Micky van de Ven or Radu Dragusin are other options.
As for Werner, the hamstring issue means his loan spell ends with two goals and three assists from 14 games. Spurs have the option to make the move permanent for around £15million, but Postecoglou wouldn’t elaborate on Wednesday on what decision the club would make.
He has previously been very complimentary about the forward and the impact he’s made since his arrival in January.
Not for the first time this season, Postecoglou will have to find the best solutions with the players available to him.
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