Richarlison was back in the squad for that game, at least, with Pedro Porro fit to play the full 90 minutes. Yves Bissouma also returned.
Joining Solanke on Tottenham’s list of worries is Rodrigo Bentancur due to a concussion, plus Fraser Forster and Will Lankshear. Destiny Udogie was substituted late on with fatigue.
Bentancur appeared to accidentally clash heads with Abdul Fatawu before he slammed into the grass. He received lengthy treatment and subsequently left on a stretcher and received oxygen.
Rodrigo Bentancur suffered a head injury against Leicester (AFP via Getty Images)
Postecoglou confirmed Bentancur was "conscious and communicating" post-match and the Uruguay midfielder travelled back on the team bus.
“We respect concussion protocols and [with] any head injury we'll always be a little more conservative,” said the head coach. “The good news is he's bounced back really well, done all the tests, but we'll take our time with Rodrigo before putting him back out there.”
Potential return date: Sunday September 1, vs Newcastle
Fraser Forster
Forster has returned to first-team training and hopes to be back in the matchday squad before the end of the month.
“Richy and Fraser have got back into training this week and both had a good block of training,” the manager said.
“With another week’s training before the start of the season hopefully, they’ll be in a good place. Everyone else has had a pretty good pre-season.”
Potential return date: September 2024
Will Lankshear
A hamstring injury will reportedly keep the young striker out for a couple of weeks.
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