Rodrigo Bentancur will miss the rest of Tottenham Hotspurs’ season after an MRI revealed that his injury was worse than expected.
Tottenham have been handed injury blow after injury blow and unfortunately for the side, they have to add another name to the list.
Bentancur has easily been one of Spurs’ best payers this season and has transformed their midfield when fit. But after picking up an ACL injury against Leicester City on Saturday, he likely won’t play again for the rest of the season.
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This couldn’t come at a worse time for Antonio Conte’s side with his replacement, Yves Bissouma, also suffering an injury earlier this week.
Rodrigo Bentancur’s MRI results show that his recovery will be at least 6 months 🤕 pic.twitter.com/DFhIQ1aO97
— Barstool Football (@StoolFootball) February 12, 2023
Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur will miss the rest of the season — he’s gonna need 6/7 months to recover after ACL injury. 🚨⚪️ #THFC pic.twitter.com/7v34fVbUuj
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 12, 2023
After Tottenham’s humiliation at the hands of Leicester coupled with this bad news, their hopes of Champions League football might be too far out of reach.