Postecoglou Gets More And More Injured Players In Tottenham

Ange Postecoglou is getting dizzy seeing a list of injured players at Tottenham Hotspur (Instagram/@spursofficial).

Tottenham Hotspur striker Dominic Solanke is likely to be out for about six weeks due to a knee injury.

Solanke picked up an injury during last week's training and missed the Premier League match against Everton on Sunday, January 19, 2025, and the Europa League match against Hoffenheim on Friday, January 24, 2025.

"With Dom, the information now is that we expect to be out for about six weeks."

"No surgery. Maybe we can make it recover a little earlier, just see how it develops."

"However, at this stage, it is estimated that it will be around six weeks," Postecoglou said after his team's 3-2 win in Germany.

Solanke was recruited at a price of 55 million from Bournemouth on the offseason and has scored 11 goals in 29 appearances for Spurs.

Tottenham have been crippled by injuries in recent weeks. Prior to his trip to Hoffenheim, Spurs had to cross out Pape Matar Sarr for entering the treatment room.

Postecoglou said Sarr was injured when Tottenham lost 2-3 to Everton last weekend.

Sarr and Solanke's absence cost Postecoglou 14 first-team players while traveling in the Europa League.

However, the Spurs manager hopes Sarr and Yves Bissouma will be available for the Premier League match against Leicester on Sunday, January 26, 2025.

"Pape suffered a slight injury due to the weekend, so he missed. He's trying to train, but he's still a little sick as a result of the weekend."

"We hope it's not something that will keep him out for too long. He has a chance for the weekend, but his recovery is too fast," Postecoglou said.

Other key players in the first team who have been on the previous injury list are Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Guglielmo Vicario, Destiny Udogie, andria Johnson.

Judging from this condition, Postecoglou said there is still a possibility that the club will recruit outfield players (outside the goalkeeper) to strengthen the squad during the ongoing January 2025 transfer market.

The north London club previously recruited 21-year-old goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky, from Slavia Prague at the start of the winter transfer market, but has not added more players to their squad since then.

"Yes, it's possible (to add players). The club is working hard to get help for the players."

"As far as I know right now nothing is urgent, but a lot of things happened quickly in the last week of the transfer market. So, there's still hope," said Postecoglou.

Spurs sit in sixth place in the Europa League standings, one leg has passed automatically to the last 16.

However, there is still one game left to host Elfsborg on January 31, 2025 to fight to keep the top eight of the standings safe.