Tottenham confirm star set for lengthy layoff after he posted picture from hospital bed

Tottenham person confirmed Wilson Odobert has undergone country - with brag Ange Postecoglou acceptable to beryllium without the French winger for an extended clip successful the latest wounded set-back for his side

Tottenham prima Wilson Odobert is facing different lengthy spell connected the sidelines aft undergoing country connected his close hamstring successful the latest set-back for the Frenchman.

Odobert joined the nine from Burnley for astir £25million this summertime but lone played 5 times, suffering 2 large wounded problems - with a hamstring occupation initially ruling him retired for a month.

He past played conscionable 2 minutes of enactment towards the extremity of Tottenham's 1-0 triumph implicit AZ Alkmaar successful the Europa League earlier a recurrence of the contented saw him needing to spell nether the knife.

Tottenham confirmed helium had undergone country and that helium would beryllium looked astatine intimately by the club's medics earlier making a determination connected a instrumentality date.

A connection said: "We tin corroborate that Wilson Odobert underwent country to his close hamstring yesterday (Saturday 16 November). The 19-year-old volition proceed to beryllium intimately monitored by our aesculapian squad to find erstwhile helium tin instrumentality to training."

Odobert posted a representation of himself successful a infirmary furniture astatine the Princess Grace Hospital successful Marylebone soon aft the country was finished, penning a caption that said "thanks God", with the subordinate relieved helium tin statesman his rehabilitation from a niggling problem.

The winger was a astonishment signing for Tottenham this summertime and his accomplishment went nether the radar, with Spurs scouts impressed by the teenager's agleam performances for Burnley nether Vincent Kompany past season, contempt their relegation.

Odobert's wounded is 1 of galore suffered by Spurs this season, with chap winger Son Heung-min sitting retired for astir a period aft picking up his ain hamstring problem.

Hamstrings person been a communal taxable successful northbound London this play - with Mickey van de Ven and guardant Richarlison besides being sidelined by akin issues - portion Timo Werner is presently retired with a hep injury.

Tottenham brag Ange Postecoglou said helium and his unit would person to beryllium cautious successful welcoming injured stars backmost to guarantee they don't suffer immoderate much players long-term, referencing Son arsenic 1 subordinate to beryllium delicate with.

He said: "Ultimately for america it's astir making definite we get [Son] backmost and support him back. Because we can't spend immoderate much injuries successful that position. We've got Wilson [Odobert] with a semipermanent injury, we've got [Richarlison] with a semipermanent injury, we've got Mikey [Moore] retired present truthful we can't spend to suffer different subordinate successful that country of the park."

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