Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed defender Ben Davies will undergo surgery on Monday after suffering a fracture to his left ankle.
Davies, 32, was taken off on a stretcher during Tottenham’s Premier League 2-1 defeat to West Ham United on Saturday.
The Wales captain received medical attention on the pitch before being replaced in the 19th minute at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
“Following the surgery, Ben will commence his rehabilitation with our medical staff,” a Spurs statement read.
Davies becomes the latest member of the Spurs squad to sustain a long-term injury, with James Maddison, Rodrigo Bentancur, Mohammed Kudus, Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison all currently sidelined for a lengthy period, and Dominic Solanke returning to action at the start of January following four months out.
The defender is out of contract at Spurs this summer, having signed a one-year extension in June.
His injury comes just two months before Wales face Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2026 World Cup qualification play-off semi-final on March 26. Davies won his 100th Wales cap during October’s World Cup qualifier against Belgium.
Davies has been limited to five appearances in all competitions for Spurs this season, with Djed Spence established as Thomas Frank’s first-choice left-back. Saturday’s match against West Ham was just his second Premier League start of the campaign.
The loss to relegation-threatened West Ham left Spurs 14th in the Premier League. The Athletic reported on Monday head coach Frank was expected to take charge of Tuesday’s Champions League tie against Borussia Dortmund despite mounting uncertainty over his future.
Frank confirmed during Monday’s pre-match press conference that Mathys Tel has been dropped from Tottenham’s Champions League squad and replaced by Solanke. Tel was initially not included in Spurs’ squad when this was named in September, but he was brought in for the injured Solanke in December.
UEFA regulations allow changes to squad personnel in the event of a “long-term” injury with an absence of at least 60 days, as was the case with Solanke. The regulations dictate that once he had recovered from injury, Solanke could only return to the squad if Tel was removed.
“It was either Dom or Matty and I chose Dom,” Frank explained. “I think Matty has done very well over the past couple of games. If I could pick between all the players, he would start tomorrow.”
Spurs will also be without centre-back Micky van de Ven for the visit of Dortmund due to suspension after accumulating three yellow cards in the league phase. Midfielder Joao Palhinha is again set to miss out through injury.