KIERAN TRIPPIER has hit out at Tottenham for delaying surgery on an injury that left him “struggling for months”.
In January, the Atletico Madrid right-back sat out several weeks of action after undergoing a groin operaiton that he believes was well overdue.
Trippier, 29, spent four years at TottenhamCredit: Getty – Contributor
Trippier told the Mirror: “I certainly feel I am a better player than I was last season at Tottenham.
“Last season was a difficult moment because I was struggling with injuries. It is not an excuse because I was not hiding about it.
“But I struggled for months with my groin and pelvis and I eventually had surgery just after the winter break in Spain in January.
“Because of the timing of the break and the operation I was only out for a few weeks and now I feel so much better.
“I should have had it last season at Spurs but people didn’t want me to have it then. I had so many issues with the last season there and about the way I performed and struggled with injuries.
“It got to a point where I had to have surgery this season and really I should have had it done last season.
“But there were so many important games… I don’t really want to go into it.”
Atletico won only one of the six games Trippier missed at the start of the year, including a derby defeat to Real Madrid and their Copa del Rey exit at the hands of third-tier Cultural Leonesa.
Ex-Spurs star Kieran Trippier takes swig of water from fan’s bottle during game
Since signing for £20million last summer, the defender has been a regular in Diego Simeone’s side and earned a recall to the England setup.
SunSport understand several Premier League teams are considering a bid to bring him home.
Burnley are one side considering an audacious bid with a price tag of £20m set for the 29-year-old.
Mauricio Pochettino hits back at Kieran Trippier over claims he forced defender out of Tottenham
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
