Tottenham Hotspur Injury Update: Radu Dragusin latest details, recovery timeline

Tottenham Hotspur have been dealt another big injury blow in what is looking like an already injury-stricken squad. Ange Postecoglou’s side were dealt another massive problem recently as they lost centre back Radu Dragusin to injury. The Romanian picked up a knee injury in Spurs’ 3-0 win against Elfsborg in the Europa League and could miss action for some time.

The injury suffered is expected to affect further plans for Spurs. On that note, read below and get a detailed overview of how the forward faced the injury, the freshest update on the situation, the impact of the blow on the club, his possible replacements, and his return to action date.

Radu Dragusin Injury Update

The Romanian fell awkwardly after miscontrolling a ball, and immediately looked in massive discomfort, holding his knee. After undergoing some treatment, the defender was taken off but he was unable to return to the pitch. He was replaced by striker Dane Scarlett, who then went on to score. Spurs went on to win the game 3-0, with all three scorers being academy graduates, a really proud day for them.

Manager Ange Postecoglou said after the game, “The three at half-time were all planned, all three are OK. We’ve got a bit of a week coming up and just trying to manage our players. They’ve given everything they possibly can. Unfortunately, Radu’s hurt his knee now. I don’t have any further information but it didn’t look good as he was coming off so we’ll just have to wait and see but it’s disappointing. Micky got through it fine, it was always going to be 45 and he felt fine.”

Impact of Radu Dragusin Injury on Spurs Squad and Strategy

Dragusin joined Spurs last year in January, in a race that saw him reject Bayern Munich because he had given Spurs his word. Since then he had found it difficult to break into the team ahead of the likes of Micky Van de Ven and Cristian Romero.

Over the last couple of months, with both of them have been injured so Dragusin has had game time. However, he has had to be partnered by midfielders Archie Gray or Yves Bissouma. While it is difficult to say that he has impressed, given the context, it would be difficult for anyone to do particularly well.

Speaking during his pre-match press conference for the Brentford match on Friday afternoon, Postecoglou stated that Tottenham still does not know the full severity of the injury and that the defender will require time for the issue to resolve. “We’ve got to allow it to calm down,” Postecoglou remarked. “We’ll obtain more information over the weekend. He’s (unlikely to participate) this weekend, for now. We’ll need to wait to determine the severity of it. Difficult to assess (the severity of the injury). It’s a knee (problem), (but we’ve) got to let it calm down. Always worrisome when dealing with a knee injury, but we have to wait and see. ”

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Possible Replacements and Tactical Adjustments

Right now, Spurs’ defensive options are non-existent to say the least. It is a major, major cause of concern for Ange Postecoglou, whose side are in a terrible place in the Premier League. They are winless in their last 7 games in the league, having lost 6 of them. They need immediate improvement and it feels like this January window has been a massive missed opportunity for them.

Micky Van de Ven is back for now, a massive relief but he is injury-prone and needs to be given ample rest. Romero is on the mend, but the same applies to him as well. Ben Davies is their other option at the centre of defence but he is injured as well. It looks like more minutes for Gray and Bissouma out of position. Spurs should have signed a centre back this month and they might still be in for one given Dragusin’s injury. The typically dependable journalist transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano tweeted late on Friday night: “Tottenham is internally concerned that Radu Dragusin’s knee injury may be significant, and at least one and possibly two center backs will be arriving in the final days. Latest reports suggest they are in for Fikayo Tomori.

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