TOTTENHAM’S injury crisis got even worse after ANOTHER star suffered a crippling blow.
Spurs stars have been dropping like flies throughout a turbulent campaign that has seen them tumble down to 14th place in the Premier League table.
Dominic Solanke, Guglielmo Vicario, Destiny Udogie, Brennan Johnson, Timo Werner, Wilson Odobert and Fraser Forster are all currently on the treatment table.
But manager Ange Postecoglou’s biggest headache has been in defence, with both of his starting centre-backs, Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero, ruled out.
Now, things have got even worse after tests showed Radu Dragusin has torn his ACL.
The defender sustained the damage when landing awkwardly after attempting a clearance in the second half of the 3-0 win over Elfsborg in the Europa League last Thursday.
And Dragusin found out the bad news on his 23rd birthday – with the Romania international now set to miss the rest of the season.
The centre-back is now set to undergo surgery on the problem.
Spurs hijacked Wolves’ move for defender Kevin Danso over the weekend on a loan until the end of the season.
But Dragusin’s injury means they are still worryingly short in the backline.
Van de Ven is expected to have a chance of returning for the Carabao Cup semi-final second-leg against Liverpool on Thursday.
But Tottenham still tried to bring in reinforcements on deadline day.
According to L’Equipe, a £20million offer was turned down by Championship side Burnley for Maxime Esteve.
The Clarets rated their defender at a minimum of £30m.
Spurs did manage to seal one deal moments before the transfer window shut, completing the big loan deal for Bayern Munich striker Mathys Tel.
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