TOTTENHAM star Wilson Odobert has undergone hamstring surgery.
The Frenchman, 19, has barely featured for Ange Postecoglou’s side since sealing a £30million switch from Burnley in August.
Odobert started Prem matches against Everton and Newcastle before making a cameo from the bench against Arsenal.
He then suffered a hamstring injury just 18 minutes into Tottenham’s Carabao Cup clash with Coventry on September 18.
The injury initially sidelined him for around five weeks, before he made a brief return from the bench in Spurs’ 1-0 win over AZ Alkmaar last month.
Odobert then suffered a further setback, before the decision was made for him to go under the knife in a bid to fix the issue.
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Postecoglou said at the time: “(It’s) not exactly the same (injury) but (it’s the) same area.”
A club statement has since read: “We can confirm that Wilson Odobert underwent surgery to his right hamstring yesterday (Saturday 16 November).
“The 19-year-old will continue to be closely monitored by our medical team to determine when he can return to training.”
Odobert posted a picture of himself in his London hospital bed.
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Tottenham are sweating on several players’ fitness ahead of their trip to Manchester City next Saturday.
Micky van de Ven missed out on their recent 2-1 defeat to Ipswich with a hamstring issue.
Forward Richarlison is a long-term absentee having suffered a serious hamstring injury against Aston Villa.
Cristian Romero was substituted at half-time during Argentina’s 2-1 defeat to Paraguay last Friday, having reportedly felt pain in his foot.
While teenage wonderkid Mikey Moore, 17, has missed recent matches through illness.
Tottenham go into next weekend’s clash with City sat 10th in the Premier League table after 11 games.
Postecoglou’s men have won five and lost five so far this season, with their one draw coming on the opening day against Leicester.
Spurs will next face a City side that they dumped out of the Carabao Cup last month.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
