{"id":539727,"date":"2020-01-07T16:09:16","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T21:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=539727"},"modified":"2020-01-07T16:09:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T21:09:16","slug":"tottenham-hotspur-dealt-blow-as-moussa-sissoko-undergoes-knee-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/01\/07\/tottenham-hotspur-dealt-blow-as-moussa-sissoko-undergoes-knee-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham Hotspur Midfielder Moussa Sissoko Undergoes Knee Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> have announced<\/a> that midfielder Moussa Sissoko <\/a>has undergone knee surgery to repair the medial collateral ligament in his right leg. The injury will see the Frenchman sidelined until early April.<\/p>\n

Moussa Sissoko Undergoes Knee Surgery<\/h2>\n

A Lengthy Spell on the Sidelines<\/h3>\n

Despite completing the full 90 minutes, Sissoko picked up the knee injury during the New Year’s Day defeat to Southampton<\/a>. The game saw club-record signing Tanguy Ndombele<\/a> and Harry Kane<\/a> also fall victim to injuries.<\/p>\n

In a statement<\/a>, Spurs announced: “Following a clinical assessment and scans, Moussa Sissoko has today [Tuesday] undergone surgery to the medial collateral ligament in his right knee.<\/p>\n

“Our medical staff will monitor Moussa\u2019s recovery before he commences rehabilitation, with a view to returning to training in early April.”<\/p>\n

Sissoko’s knee surgery will see him join a growing list of sidelined players, which includes captain Hugo Lloris<\/a> and defenders Ben Davies<\/a> and Danny Rose<\/a>. The Frenchman is set to miss Tottenham’s Champions League fixtures against RB Leipzig<\/a>\u00a0but will be hopeful of returning in time to be selected for France’s EURO 2020 squad.<\/p>\n

A New Midfield Headache for Jose Mourinho<\/h3>\n

Jose Mourinho’s midfield choices are slowly dwindling, and at a period where the fixtures toughen for Spurs, this is hardly ideal. With Sissoko out of the question until April, the Portuguese is starting to have a midfield dilemma.<\/p>\n

Ndombele has shown at times why the club made him a record signing, but his season has been stop-start. Plagued by a series of groin injuries, and a lack of match sharpness has seen his minutes vary extremely. On top of that, the Frenchman was forced off with a hip problem in the defeat to Southampton, an injury which caused Mourinho to voice his frustrations<\/a> that the midfielder is “always injured”.<\/p>\n

English midfielder Harry Winks<\/a> has recently fallen out of favour, but Sissoko’s absence could see him return back into the starting line-up. Mourinho could additionally turn to Eric Dier<\/a>, who has been reintegrated back into the midfield following the Portuguese’s appointment. Dier, who started in central defence in the draw against Middlesbrough<\/a>, will likely return to normal midfield surroundings to bolster numbers in the middle.<\/p>\n

A peripheral figure in Oliver Skipp<\/a> could start to become more prevalent in the Tottenham squad. The 19-year-old’s breakthrough last season has seen him land a place with the first team, but appearances have been a rarity. He has yet to start for Spurs this season and has only made a handful of substitute appearances. Inevitable rotation in the middle, however, could see the youngster earn more minutes.<\/p>\n

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