Roberto De Zerbi names two shock alternatives to Xavi Simons, Dominic Solanke in double Tottenham injury update

Tottenham Hotspur caput manager Roberto De Zerbi suggested 4 alternate solutions to his squad arsenic helium delivered updates connected the injuries Dominic Solanke and Xavi Simons sustained against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The Lilywhites yet ended their agonising hold for a archetypal Premier League triumph of 2026 astatine Molineux, arsenic Joao Palhinha's precocious effort sealed a 1-0 victory over the Championship-bound Old Gold.

However, the day was bittersweet for Tottenham, arsenic West Ham United's melodramatic triumph implicit Everton kept De Zerbi's men 2 points beneath the Irons successful 18th spot successful the Premier League table.

To marque matters worse for the North London club, Solanke was substituted with an evident hamstring wounded successful the archetypal half, earlier Simons was stretchered disconnected with a genu occupation successful the second.

Speaking to the media aft the crippled - arsenic quoted by football.london - De Zerbi expressed optimism implicit Solanke's prognosis, portion besides revealing that Simons was already "feeling better" but inactive admitting to immoderate interest implicit the Dutchman.

Roberto De Zerbi optimistic connected Dominic Solanke, Xavi Simons injuries

"For Xavi it is simply a occupation of his knee," De Zerbi said. "We spell to spot successful the adjacent days. Monday oregon Tuesday. He felt pain. Now I spoke to him two, 3 minutes ago. He feels amended than the opening of the injury.

"For Solanke it is not a large problem. I don’t cognize however galore games we suffer him but I would similar to cognize the concern with Xavi due to the fact that the genu is ever antithetic than the muscular injury."

However, the Italian was besides keen to item his alternate options, insisting that Mathys Tel, Randal Kolo Muani, Souza and adjacent Lucas Bergvall could relation retired wide.

"We tin play with Mathys Tel connected the left. Kolo Muani connected the right. Souza connected the right. Bergvall connected the left," De Zerbi added. "We person to create. I don’t privation to alteration excessively overmuch (like) 3 defenders oregon 4 defenders.

"I don’t privation to enactment much disorder connected the players, particularly this play due to the fact that they changed a batch of tactical disposition. I privation to beryllium wide and elemental but for your question, we request to enactment beardown successful the caput and affirmative successful ourselves."

How tin Tottenham enactment up without Xavi Simons, Dominic Solanke?

Souza connected the right, Bergvall connected the near and either Richarlison oregon Kolo Muani done the mediate - a viable solution successful De Zerbi's eyes - would beryllium up determination with 1 of the strangest attacking combinations from Tottenham successful the Premier League era.

However, a much earthy solution would beryllium to deploy Kolo Muani done the centre, Tel connected the close and Richarlison connected the left, though Spurs would past beryllium bereft of attacking options connected the seat with Dejan Kulusevski, Mohammed Kudus and Wilson Odobert inactive out.

Alternatively, James Maddison could beryllium pressed backmost into enactment quicker than expected, but Tottenham volition not instrumentality immoderate chances with the Englishman's fittingness truthful soon aft his instrumentality to matchday squads.

Regardless, De Zerbi volition person to get originative erstwhile Tottenham proceed their combat against the driblet with a daunting travel to Aston Villa adjacent Sunday.