Tottenham have been dealt another significant midfield injury blow, with Rodrigo Bentancur ruled out for the rest of the season with cruciate damage. The Uruguayan is expected to need six or seven months to recover.
Bentancur was taken off during Tottenham’s 4-1 defeat by Leicester on Saturday and replaced by the inexperienced Pape Matar Sarr. Two days earlier Spurs said another midfielder, Yves Bissouma, needed surgery for a stress fracture to his left ankle. The club did not put a timeline on Bissouma’s return.
Spurs play at Milan on Tuesday in the first leg of their Champions League…
