Roberto De Zerbi dealt huge injury blow as key £52m Spurs star withdraws from international squad

Tottenham Hotspur person suffered a caller wounded interest aft Jan Paul van Hecke was forced to retreat from the Netherlands squad.

The £52m summertime signing has returned to Spurs aft suffering a ft wounded during planetary duty.

Van Hecke has started each Premier League crippled since his determination from Brighton & Hove Albion, making his imaginable lack against Manchester United a important interest for Roberto De Zerbi.

Jan Paul van Hecke retired of Netherlands squad with injury

Van Hecke started some of the Netherlands' matches during the planetary break, featuring successful the 1-1 gully with Germany and 2-1 triumph implicit Serbia.

However, arsenic revealed by The Athletic, the defender withdrew aboriginal from grooming connected Wednesday aft suffering a ft occupation and has subsequently been released from the squad to instrumentality to London for treatment.

The severity of the wounded has not yet been confirmed, leaving Van Hecke facing a contention against clip to beryllium acceptable for Tottenham's adjacent Premier League fixture connected October 10th.

The 24-year-old centre-back has been ever-present since joining Spurs from Brighton for £52m during the summer, starting and completing each 5 of their league matches.

His lack would truthful permission a important spread successful De Zerbi's defence.

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Van Hecke has arguably been 1 of Tottenham's much encouraging defenders despite their hard commencement to the season, peculiarly with his quality to play retired from the back.

Spurs volition truthful beryllium hoping the occupation is lone short-term, with their travel to Old Trafford little than 10 days away.

The timing of the wounded is peculiarly frustrating fixed Van Hecke has formed a first-choice concern with Micky van de Ven.

There is astatine slightest immoderate extent disposable to De Zerbi, with Tosin Adarabioyo having already shown helium tin supply a reliable alternate aft impressing against Liverpool successful the Carabao Cup.

Nevertheless, Tottenham volition beryllium hopeless for Van Hecke to retrieve quickly.

With Spurs inactive searching for their archetypal Premier League triumph of the season, losing 1 of their much accordant defenders would beryllium different unwanted setback up of the travel to Old Trafford.