Tottenham confirm Odobert surgery after serious knee injury

By Martin Graham

Tottenham Hotspur have introduced that vast attacker Wilson Odobert would require an operation after struggling a significant knee drawback.

The France Below-21 worldwide was harm in the course of the opening interval of Tuesday’s 2-1 defeat at residence in opposition to Newcastle United.

In an official replace, the north London facet defined that Odobert will meet a specialist subsequent week, after which a surgical process might be carried out earlier than he begins a restoration programme beneath the supervision of the membership’s medical group.

Harm provides to Spurs’ rising issues

The setback continues a worrying sequence of long-term absences affecting the squad in latest months.

January noticed a number of senior gamers sidelined, together with attackers Mohammed Kudus and Richarlison, midfielders Rodrigo Bentancur and Lucas Bergvall, and defender Ben Davies.

Inventive midfielder James Maddison has additionally been unavailable since August after sustaining the same ligament harm.

Troublesome season on and off the pitch

Odobert arrived from Burnley in 2024 in a deal believed to be value round £25 million.

In the course of the present marketing campaign, the 21-year-old has featured 33 occasions in all competitions, incomes begins in 10 Premier League matches and showing from the start in six of the membership’s eight Champions League group encounters.

Tottenham at present sit sixteenth within the league standings, solely 5 factors away from the underside three, following a poor run of outcomes that resulted within the dismissal of Thomas Frank after eight months in cost.

Martin Graham is an MFF sports activities author