Maddison, Bentancur, Son – Tottenham’s injury news and return date before the match against Luton

Ange Postecoglou’s injury list at Tottenham appears to be growing by the week, with the team’s problems highlighted by the options available to him on the bench last weekend. Jamie Donley, Ashley Phillips and Alejo Veliz were all in the squad for the match against Liverpool, with the latter even making his senior debut in the dying minutes.

The striker trio of Brennan Johnson, James Maddison and Son Heung-min deployed by Postecoglou in last weekend’s north London derby were all doubted ahead of Saturday’s match, in which Johnson lost to Liverpool. Although Son and Maddison played key roles in Spurs’ victory over Liverpool, the pair are still uncertain about their fitness ahead of the final match before the international break against Luton Town.

A number of key first-team stars are also facing long-term injuries and it is hoped they will return in the latter stages of 2023. Injury concerns also deepened last month when the club announced that Ivan Perisic had suffered a serious knee injury that required surgery.

That said, football.london has compiled the latest injury news at Hotspur Way with potential return dates for many players ahead of Luton.

Maddison suffered a knee injury in the North London Derby against Arsenal, but was able to play the full 89 minutes against Liverpool on Saturday, although Postecoglou revealed he had some doubts.

What Postecoglou said:
“Madders and Sonny trained today, they’ve just finished training and seem to be doing quite well. We’ll have to see how they progress because to be fair they’re a bit sore after last week and they’ve having a bit of trouble.” .. a week of training is interrupted, so it’s just a matter of seeing how they progress. Spurs captain Son Heung-min also had doubts about his fitness ahead of the Liverpool clash and the early substitution has increased concerns. However, Postecoglou revealed that the withdrawal was planned.

What Postecoglou said:
“Look, he’s not 100% but I spoke to him yesterday and he really wants to play. He would give what he could and he did. He will never play everything in the 90th minute, we will still play.” give him about an hour, but he’s leading from the front and he’s the one doing the pressing. He also scored the goal, so it was a good effort from the captain.”

Recruited by Antonio Conte in 2021, Rodrigo Bentancur played a key role in Tottenham’s Champions League qualification last season, but has been out of action since February 2023 after suffering an ACL injury. The Uruguay international recently returned to partial training.

What Postecoglou said:
“All Rodrigo is doing at the moment is warming up with the teams, so he’s not doing it himself and hasn’t even participated in any meaningful training sessions.”

In his Tottenham debut, Brennan Johnson suffered a hamstring injury but the problem did not seem serious. football.london understands it was soon considered a hamstring problem rather than a more serious problem for Johnson, but that was enough to stop him facing Liverpool.

What Postecoglou said:
“As of last week, Brennan will be absent – ​​nothing too serious but he will be unwell this week.”

Tottenham confirmed in September that Ivan Perisic suffered a serious knee injury while training and had to have surgery to treat it. What Postecoglou said:
“Obviously it’s disappointing and it’s a big shock for him. “He’s been one of those guys since I arrived.