Tottenham Hotspur defender Micky van de Ven has been ruled out until after the international break with a hamstring injury.
The 23-year-old picked up the issue in his right leg during Spurs’ Carabao Cup victory over Manchester City on Wednesday, which booked their place in the last eight of the competition.
“The main one is Micky and he has sort of strained a hamstring,” said Spurs head coach Ange Postecoglou. “It is not too serious but probably after the international break for him.”
It means Van de Ven will be unavailable for Sunday’s Premier League match against Aston Villa, their Europa League clash with Galatasaray next Thursday and Ipswich Town on November 10.
Tottenham’s first game after the international break is away to City on November 23.
Van de Ven, who joined Tottenham from Wolfsburg on a six-year deal in August 2023, missed nine Premier League games last season with a separate hamstring issue.
Fellow centre-back Cristian Romero was also brought off in midweek before full-time but Postecoglou said he was removed as a precaution and still has a chance to feature this weekend.
Postecoglou added Son Heung-min trained on Friday and should be available to make his return from injury on Sunday having missed Tottenham’s last two outings.
Spurs are eighth in the table, five points adrift of Villa, who occupy the fourth and final Champions League qualification spots.
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