Thomas Frank has a number of injury concerns to deal with ahead of Tottenham's match with Monaco
Cristian Romero, Destiny Udogie and Ben Davies did not take part in Tottenham training ahead of the UEFA Champions League clash with Monaco on Wednesday. Thomas Frank's side travel to France hoping to build on the victory against Villarreal and 2-2 draw with Bodo/Glimt in Europe so far this season.
Spurs captain Romero pulled out in the warm-up of Sunday’s 2-1 loss to Aston Villa with an adductor issue, while Udogie reported minor irritation in his knee after international duty. Both injuries are not thought to be serious but the pair did not take part in opening training at hotspur Way on Tuesday and look to be doubts for the trip to Stade Louis II.
Versatile defender Davies was also absent from the session and it means Spurs could be without 10 players on Wednesday night. Tottenham were already without Radu Dragusin, Yves Bissouma, James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke due to injuries, but Kota Takai and Mathys Tel are unavailable after not being included in the club’s Champions League squad.
Asked if Romero could be fit in time to face Monaco, Frank said at the weekend: "I don't know. He could be, he couldn't. I just don't know. Right now, if I'm honest, I had one focus I went into the changing room and then I spoke to the players and then I prepared a little bit for Anthony for the questions they're going to have. And then I worry about the players tomorrow."
Meanwhile Spurs have announced the appointment of Dan Lewindon as the club’s new performance director. He has joined the Lilywhites from City Football Group, where he is currently serving his notice period.
Lewindon will oversee the medical, sports science, nutrition, and psychology departments across the men's, women's, and academy teams. Johan Lange, the co-sporting director, said: "We are delighted that Dan will be joining us as Performance Director.
"He was the standout candidate and brings a wealth of experience across a wide range of team and individual sports, working in high-performance environments with elite athletes.
"Dan also has a strong academic background, and his expertise will be hugely beneficial to us as we drive this area of the Club with innovative thinking. We look forward to Dan starting."