Report: Tottenham defender set to be missing for up to six weeks through injury

Tottenham Hotspur’s injury problems are mounting after it was revealed that Ryan Sessegnon could be out of action for up to the next six weeks.

Football.London are reporting that the left wing-back sustained a hamstring injury during training in the build-up to the Leicester City fixtures and now faces a spell on the sidelines.

Sessegnon’s absence means that 34-year-old Ivan Perisic is the club’s only fit senior player who occupies the position and it remains to be seen whether he will also look to utilise Ben Davies there on occasions with the Welshman having played a large chunk of his career there before becoming a regular as a central defender.

Tottenham are facing something of an injury crisis at present with goalkeeper Hugo Lloris having been ruled out for at least six weeks with a knee problem and was joined in the treatment room by Yves Bissouma, who underwent surgery on a fractured left ankle on Friday.

Rodrigo Bentancur was left writhing on the King Power Stadium pitch in agony when he suffered a knee injury and could play no further part afterwards, leaving Spurs with a nervous wait over his fitness.

Tottenham travel to AC Milan on Tuesday evening for the first leg of their round of sixteen clash in the Champions League and could be forced to play an inexperienced midfield pairing of Oliver Skipp and Pape Matar Sarr since Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is serving a one-match suspension having picked up three bookings in the competition.

Sessegnon has a history of hamstring issues which have plagued his time at Tottenham and spent pre-season undergoing intense strength and conditioning in Portugal in a bid to build his core strength to make his hamstrings stronger (The Sun).

SpursWeb Opinion

Tottenham are in a pivotal part of the season and with games coming thick and fast, Antonio Conte needs as many players as fit as possible. The idea to release Matt Doherty from his contract is looking a bit of a foolish decision considering he is also able to cover the left flank.

The defeat at Leicester highlighted Tottenham’s inability to strengthen key areas of the pitch in recent transfer windows, there is a desperate need to improve the defence and this was overlooked in both the summer and during last month.

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