Overview
- Reports in Uruguay say Rodrigo Bentancur needs hamstring surgery and could miss up to three months, and Tottenham have not commented publicly.
- Fabrizio Romano reports the setback will drive an urgent move for a central midfielder in the January window.
- The Evening Standard links Spurs with Atletico Madrid’s Conor Gallagher as one option to bolster minutes.
- Thomas Frank said he delayed changes in the FA Cup defeat because he lacked a like-for-like midfield option on the bench.
- Separate to midfield plans, Spurs are close to a £13m deal for Santos left-back Souza with a medical due, with selection further constrained by Pape Sarr at AFCON and uncertainty over Lucas Bergvall’s fitness.