Tottenham are dealing with an early-season challenge as new signing Dominic Solanke will miss the upcoming Premier League match against Everton due to an ankle injury.
Spurs had a mare with injuries last season, with over 20 players suffering injuries across the season, completely derailing their campaign despite a promising start.
And Ange would have hoped that he would have better luck with injuries this season but so far that does not seem to be the case.
Rodrigo Bentancur suffered an injury in their Premier League opener and while it is not as bad as it initially seemed, he will be out for the game against Everton.
And now in a major injury blow, big money summer signing Dominic Solanke is out with a knock which he suffered during the game against Leicester.
Postecoglou confirmed Solanke’s ankle injury, revealing that it worsened after the match, and will keep him sidelined for the Everton game.
Speaking to the press ahead of the Everton game, he said (quotes via Express Sport):
Dom [Solanke] picked up a knock in the last game. He got through the game but it flared up the day after and he’ll miss the game tomorrow.
“It’s an ankle injury, he copped it really early on, someone went across his ankle.”
“It [his return] just depends on his recovery [when he returns], obviously we’ve got the international break. but it’s not serious.”
With Solanke unavailable, Postecoglou may turn to Dejan Kulusevski for the central forward role. Kulusevski showed promise in this position during pre-season, notably scoring twice against Bayern Munich.
His creativity and goal-scoring ability could provide a valuable boost to Spurs’ attack.