All the games Richarlison could miss for Tottenham as Thomas Frank reveals major blow
Thomas Frank has confirmed the seriousness of the injury that Richarlison suffered during the FA Cup defeat to Aston Villa.
Dominic Solanke had just returned from injury before the Brazilian was substituted at Villa Park, lasting 31 minutes during the 2-1 defeat, with Randal Kolo Muani coming on in his place.
It was yet another blow for the Lilywhites, and with Football Insider understanding that Frank is under serious pressure in North London, things have gone from bad to worse for the former Brentford man.
Mohammed Kudus is sidelined for three months, with James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski yet to return to training, and the pressure is only continuing to build this season.
While the transfer window remains open for another couple of weeks, and Conor Gallagher has already signed at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, it is unclear how much more money will be spent on deals.
Richarlison could be sidelined for seven weeks
Spurs already have several injury issues, which appears to be a recurring theme in North London this season, as it already was during Ange Postecoglou‘s difficult spell at the club.
Despite a lot of fans not being so favourable towards him, Richarlison was having a good season in the final third, having notched seven goals and three assists in 21 Premier League games.
Add another Champions League goal to those numbers, and the 28-year-old was one of the Lilywhites’ most in-form players, but Frank is now going to be without him for up to seven weeks.
With Frank’s side still battling in the Premier League and Champions League, this is really the last thing that the squad needed. The striker could miss several important games.
Tottenham striker injured for Premier League and Champions League clashes
January
- 17 January: Premier League, West Ham (H)
- 20 January: Champions League, Borussia Dortmund (H)
- 24 January: Premier League, Burnley (A)
- 28 January: Champions League, Eintracht Frankfurt (A)
February
- 1 February: Premier League, Man City (H)
- 7 February: Premier League, Man United (A)
- 10 February: Premier League, Newcastle United (H)
- 22 February: Premier League, Arsenal (H)
March
- 1 March: Premier League, Fulham (A)
- 4 March: Premier League, Crystal Palace (H)
Should he return after a seven-week lay-off, he could feature against Liverpool on Saturday, 14 March, but given other injury concerns, Frank might be cautious about rushing him back.