Ange Postecoglou loses £14m player to training ground injury just before Tottenham's trip to Hoffenheim - Journalist
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Tottenham Hotspur’s list of injuries continues to grow with another player suffering an issue in training ahead of the team’s trip to Hoffenheim.
Ange Postecoglou’s side face a crucial Europa League clash with the Bundesliga club as they chase a place in the top eight of the group stage.
The Lilywhites fly to Germany looking to secure just their second win in their third win of the month having lost three of their five January matches.
But Spurs will be bidding to do so with a squad plagued by injury and they have now lost a ninth player to injury.
Tottenham lose Pape Matar Sarr to training ground
Pape Matar Sarr is the latest Tottenham player to suffer an injury after picking up an issue in training, as reported by Paul O’Keefe.
The £14m international takes Tottenham’s current list of injured players to 11, however, two of those players are now back in training.
| Player | Injury | Return |
| Cristian Romero | Thigh | Back in training |
| Micky van de Ven | Thigh | Elfsborg (H) |
| Timo Werner | Hamstring | Aston Villa (a) |
| Guglielmo Vicario | Ankle | Bournemouth (H) |
| Rodrigo Bentancur | Concussion | Back in training |
| Destiny Udogie | Hamstring | Man United (H) |
| Wilson Odobert | Hamstring | Unknown |
| Dominic Solanke | Knee | Unknown |
| Yves Bissouma | Other | Unknown |
| Brennan Johnson | Calf | Unknown |
| Pape Matar Sarr | Unknown | Unknown |
Sarr joins Yves Bissouma as Tottenham’s midfielders who are currently sidelined and leaves little room for rotation in the middle of the park.
Fans have questioned whether the intensity of Tottenham’s training is contributing towards all these injuries, however, Alasdair Gold claimed Postecoglou isn’t even getting the chance to push them in training given the hectic schedule of games.
It’s worth noting that Djed Spence, Antonin Kinsky and Sergio Reguilon are all unavailable for selection against Hoffenheim as they are not registered in the squad.
The Spurs boss is having to carefully manage his options to avoid any more injuries, but that has been said for weeks now and he just doesn’t have the options to rotate.
Who was spotted returning to Tottenham training before Hoffenheim?
In better news, Cristian Romero, Rodrigo Bentancur and Radu Dragusin all returned to training on Wednesday.
Romero returns from a quad injury which has kept him out since early December and Bentancur is back from the concussion he suffered against Liverpool.
Dragusin had to get stitches against Everton after suffering a cut just above his eye, although he will be fit to face Hoffenheim.
