Mohamed Kudus has suffered a recent harm setback and delivered a blow to Tottenham forward of Roberto De Zerbi’s first sport in cost.
Kudus was again in coaching with the primary crew after three months out when he sustained an issue to the identical thigh muscle injured throughout a 1-1 draw in opposition to Sunderland in January.
Exact time scales will not be but recognized and the harm nonetheless being assessed however the Ghanaian may require surgical procedure, which might convey a untimely finish to his first season at Spurs.
It might additionally severely threaten his probabilities of enjoying within the World Cup the place Ghana are set to face England in the US, in June.
Spurs signed winger Kudus, 25, from West Ham for £55million final summer season.
He flickered by way of the early phases of the season however solely scored three objectives in 26 appearances in all competitions earlier than he was struck down by the harm.
His was the primary for 5 dangerous accidents for Spurs in 5 successive video games in January, adopted by Rodrigo Bentancur, Richarlison, Ben Davies and Lucas Bergvall.
Mohamed Kudus has been sidelined since January with a thigh harm
Richarlison and Bergvall got here again to the primary crew in March and Bentancur is regarded as not too distant. Davies, who broke an ankle, has been dominated out for the season.
Now Kudus has been hit with a setback, a recurrence of the identical harm.
It is going to be a disappointment for brand spanking new boss De Zerbi, who was appointed to switch Igor Tudor, the interim boss who took just one factors from 5 Premier League video games and went out of the Champions League, after changing Thomas Frank in February.
De Zerbi’s first sport is at Sunderland on Sunday.
Spurs are on a run of 13 Premier League video games with no win and can slide into the relegation zone if West Ham beat Wolverhampton Wanderers on Friday.
