Thomas Frank provides injury update on James Maddison, Destiny Udogie, and Kota Takai
Thomas Frank has offered an update on James Maddison, Dominic Solanke, and Destiny Udogie’s injury blow, as Tottenham continue to struggle with fitness setbacks.
With Tottenham Hotspur still involved in pre-season games, Thomas Frank continues to assess his Spurs squad ahead of the upcoming season.
His side has already landed in Asia to take on Arsenal and Newcastle United, but the manager is yet to have a fully fit squad available for him to pick from.
Dejan Kulusevski remains sidelined, alongside Radu Dragusin, Bryan Gil, Kota Takai and more recently Destiny Udogie, who missed out in the tie against Luton Town after making it into the first eleven.
Thomas Frank provides Tottenham Hotspur injury update
Speaking to the media during his press conference in Asia ahead of the clash against Arsenal, Thomas Frank provided an update on the fitness of Destiny Udogie.
The Italian full-back did not travel with the rest of the squad following his recent knock, and now Frank has opened up on the exact injury Udogie is nursing, although he refused to put an exact timeline on how long the 22-year-old will be out for.
Frank also updated Tottenham fans on the injury status of Dominic Solanke, James Maddison, Rodrigo Bentancur, and Kota Takai.
The Dane said (Tottenham Official): “Kota got a plantar fascia injury, unfortunately, we don’t know the scale of it – weeks. Destiny got a knee injury (in the warm-up at Luton on Saturday) that we’re assessing at the moment, which has kept him out of this pre-season tour.
“Dom is looking much better, progressing, we’ll see if it’s too early for Arsenal, but we’re positive about him. Madders is looking better and better, could also be too early for Arsenal, again, we’ll see. Rodri is back from illness, so that’s good.”
Frank is aware of injury concerns at Spurs after last season
During Postecoglou’s time at the helm, Tottenham were one of the sides in the Premier League to have been greatly affected by injuries. In fact, a recent report ranked Tottenham Hotspur second on the injury table for the 2024/25 campaign.
Thomas Frank has now admitted that he is well aware of the injury record at Spurs and has stated that he would make tweaks to ensure they are not a regular occurrence.
He continued: “I know about the injury issues, but it is a problem for every club in the world. We have a good and long pre-season, so we can push the players. We are aware of how we want to train, we need to be aligned on how we want to play and train.
“There are gym sessions, recovery and the ability to compete in all tournaments. We are aware, and we will make a few adjustments so we can compete.”
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