Thomas Frank, like other managers up and down the Premier League, will have his fingers crossed over injuries this international break.
At what is a crucial time of the season, picking up further issues due to national team matches would not be ideal. That’s even truer at a time when many Premier League managers already have injuries to deal with.
One player Thomas Frank will have been most concerned about is Lucas Bergvall.
The 19-year-old has missed Tottenham’s last two matches following a head injury protocol process.
Earlier this week, Sweden manager Graham Potter explained the 19-year-old wasn’t able to take part in full training. Potter hoped that Bergvall would be given the clearance by Thursday, and sounded confident about that.
Instead, the Tottenham player has withdrawn from the squad entirely.
Tottenham player returning to club
Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet report he’s been forced to leave the national squad.
According to their information it’s due to the same concussion issue, although no further information is added.
Of course, if there’s any doubt whatsoever around the Tottenham youngster then the withdrawal is the correct decision. Thomas Frank and his medical team can take over from here.