Tottenham Hotspur striker Randal Kolo Muani will have his jaw injury examined by a specialist on Monday.
Kolo Muani sustained the injury in Tottenham’s 2-2 draw against Manchester United on Saturday, following a first-half collision with Harry Maguire, and subsequently withdrew from the France squad for the November international break.
The striker was substituted at half-time against United and replaced by Wilson Odobert.
Kolo Muani had been called up to the France squad for the first time since June but withdrew from the side on Sunday.
The 26-year-old joined Spurs on loan from Paris Saint-Germain on deadline day and has appeared eight times for the club, recording one assist.
His injury leaves Tottenham without two of their senior strikers, with Dominic Solanke sidelined with an ankle issue. The England international has only played three games this season, coming off the bench in each one, and underwent minor ankle surgery on October 1.
Richarlison is a candidate to lead the line for Spurs, while Mathys Tel is also capable of playing as a central striker. Academy graduate Dane Scarlett could also be in line for more minutes.
Kolo Muani is the latest Tottenham player to be impacted by injury. James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski and Radu Dragusin remain sidelined with long-term injuries, Yves Bissouma, Ben Davies and Kota Takai are yet to play this season, and Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall and Mohammed Kudus all missed the United game.
Tottenham return to action after the international break with a north London derby visit to Arsenal on November 23.
Injury adds to Spurs attacking headache
Analysis by Tottenham correspondent Jay Harris
Kolo Muani has endured a frustrating time with Spurs since he joined them on the final day of the summer transfer window. He made his first appearance for the north London side in September’s 1-0 victory over Villarreal in the Champions League but then suffered a dead leg in training which forced him to miss five games.
After recovering from injury, the France international had started four of Tottenham’s last five games and it looked like he had become Frank’s first-choice striker. Kolo Muani has not scored for Spurs yet but impressed in last week’s 4-0 victory over Copenhagen.
Frank will be left in a difficult position if Kolo Muani misses a significant amount of time after hurting his jaw. Tottenham’s club-record signing Dominic Solanke is recovering from ankle surgery which leaves Richarlison and Mathys Tel as the only options upfront. Richarlison has only scored four times in 18 appearances while Tel was left out of the Champions League squad.
Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison are recovering from long-term knee injuries. Mohammed Kudus missed the games against Copenhagen and Manchester United with a knock. Spurs are already desperately low on attacking options. They face Arsenal and PSG straight after the international break and it would be a huge blow to lose Kolo Muani for them both.