If there’s one thing that’s defined Tottenham’s season this year, it’s injuries.
Indeed, Tottenham have had so many injuries this term that it’s been hard to keep track at times.
However, over the past couple of months, Spurs’ injury list has cleared up as a number of key players have returned to action.
However, at the worst possible moment, these issues have flared up again.
James Maddison is out for the season, Lucas Bergvall is carrying a problem, and now, Dejan Kulusevski has undergone surgery on his knee ahead of the Europa League final vs Manchester United.
Kulusevski has been Tottenham’s best player this year, and now, he’s set to miss the biggest game of the season.
Speaking on TalkSPORT, Jermaine Jenas has been discussing Kulusevski’s injury, and he’s shared his reaction to this news.
Jermaine Jenas reacts to Dejan Kulusevski injury news
Jenas shared his reaction to this update, labelling this situation as a ‘nightmare’.
Indeed, the pundit says things couldn’t be any worse for Tottenham at the moment.
“Spurs have had a nightmare all year with injuries. It’s been reported today that Dejan Kulusevski has undergone knee surgery, they’re already missing Maddison, Bergvall is missing too. It couldn’t get any worse really.”
Tottenham full injury list ahead of Europa League final
Tottenham have a crucial game against Manchester United on the horizon, and they head into this match with a depleted squad.
Sadly, Spurs don’t have a full-strength team heading into this game, a game that Manchester United were fancied to win in any case.
Of course, we’ve seen depleted squads pull off incredible results in big games before. Back in 2012 Chelsea won the Champions League with John Terry and Branislav Ivanovic suspended and Ryan Bertrand starting down the left wing.
Miracles can happen in these big matches, but Tottenham are facing a massive uphill battle with this injury list ahead of the Europa League final as their midfield will be seriously lacking any drive or any creativity.
Spurs may well struggle to win in Bilbao without the likes of Kulusevski and Maddison, but, as ever in football, stranger things have happened.