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Rodrigo Bentancur injury: Tottenham midfielder to undergo ACL surgery and out for season as injury crisis deepens
Rodrigo Bentancur was forced off with a serious knee problem during Saturday’s 4-1 loss at Leicester; Tottenham are already without Yves Bissouma, while Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is suspended for Tuesday’s trip to AC Milan; Hugo Lloris and Ryan Sessegnon are also currently out
Tottenham are facing an injury crisis ahead of a crucial run of fixtures, with Rodrigo Bentancur set to undergo ACL surgery that will keep him out for the rest of the season.
Bentancur opened the scoring for Spurs but was forced off after 65 minutes during what turned out to be a miserable day for the north London side, who lost 4-1 at the King Power Stadium.
It has now been confirmed that the midfielder will undergo surgery on his knee injury, which will him sidelined for the remainder of the campaign.