Huge Tottenham Hotspur injury blow as key man ruled out of Newcastle United clash

Tottenham Hotspur injury latest ahead of Newcastle United’s visit to North London on Sunday.
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Tottenham Hotspur remain without Dejan Kulusevski for Sunday’s Premier League clash against Newcastle United. The Sweden star has been sidelined since the recent international break.

The 22-year-old, who starred in Spurs’ 5-1 win against the Magpies in April, has not featured this month - missing the previous six games - after picking up a hamstring injury. Summer signing Richarlison will also miss the game due to a calf problem.

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“Deki Kulusevski is not available,” Conte confirmed. “I think we have to wait a bit of time to see him with us. It was the same for Richarlison. Emerson is back after a ban and then we have another training session tomorrow to try to make an evaluation.

Tottenham Hotspur star Dejan Kulusevski won’t feature against Newcastle. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)Tottenham Hotspur star Dejan Kulusevski won’t feature against Newcastle. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
Tottenham Hotspur star Dejan Kulusevski won’t feature against Newcastle. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

“Now to play many games in such a short period you need to speak to and check with the players to try to recover and avoid injuries. Then we’ll make a decision.”

Conte is worried Kulusevski may not return before the Premier League season pauses for the Qatar World Cup in November.

“His recovery was going well and then one day the situation worsened,” Conte added. “When this happens you have to restart. You need time. We have the medical department to face injury situations and they have to face it in a short period. If you are good to solve it in a quick way then it can mean points.”