Bayern Munich vs Tottenham injury news as 11 ruled out and 1 doubt for pre-season clash
A look at the Tottenham and Bayern Munich injury news ahead of their pre-season on Thursday.
Tottenham are back in action on Thursday when they take on Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena. Spurs enjoyed a productive stay in Asia recently, while Bayern’s pre-season has looked a little different due to their FIFA Club World Cup participation.
This should be another interesting test for Thomas Frank’s men as they ramp up preparations for the new season. Here we round up the latest injury news surrounding both teams, just note that Heung-min Son is not available but not included below given it is already known that he has played his last game for Spurs.
Hiroki Ito - Out
Ito has a metatarsal fracture that is going to keep him out until the end of October.
Alphonso Davies - Out
Davis ruptured his ACL back in March, and he is not likely to return until the start of October.
Jamal Musiala - Out
Musiala has very nasty fibula fracture during the FIFA Club World Cup, and he is going to be out indefinitely for now.
Aleksandar Pavlovic - Out
Pavlovic fractured his eye socket this week and he will certainly miss this one.
Radu Dragusin - Out
Dragusin suffered a ruptured ACL back in the winter, and he is not likely to play until late Autumn to early winter. There is still a long road ahead of the defender.
Dejan Kulusevski - Out
Kulusevskis is going to remain out for at least a few weeks yet. Frank said when last asked: “I don’t like to put a timeline on it. Put it this way, he’s not ready for the first game of the season.”
Bryan Gil - Out
Gil remains out with a knee injury, and it’s unclear when he will return. Ange Postecoglou said back in March: “He has a knee injury and needs to speak with Dr. Cugat. We'll see if it's an operation or not. If he has surgery, he could be out for the entire season. But more tests need to be done, and Cugat will decide. It's clear that things aren't looking good, but since tests are still pending, we'll see.”
Manor Solomon - Out
Solomon is set to remain out with a calf injury that kept him out of the pre-season trip to Asia.
Kota Takai - Out
Takai is set to remain out with a foot injury. Frank said in late July: “Kota got a plantar fascia injury, unfortunately, we don’t know the scale of it - weeks!”
Destiny Udogie - Out
Udogie is not expected to return yet, and he is unlikely to be risked in the near term. Frank said in late July: “Destiny got a knee injury [in the warm-up at Luton on Saturday] that we’re assessing at the moment, that has kept him out of this pre-season tour.”
Dominic Solanke - Doubt
Frank has said of the striker: “Dominic is unfortunately not quite ready. He’s taking slightly a bit longer. Again, not overly concerned, but he's not available for the Newcastle game.”
James Maddison - Out
Maddison is now likely to miss months of action after suffering a serious knee injury. Frank said after the Newcastle game: “It's most likely he has a bad injury, we need to be honest with that, it's the same knee as the previous injury. Of course, we don't know the full assessment of it, so we need to see that.”
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