Tottenham vs PSG early injury news as 5 ruled out and 4 doubts for UEFA Super Cup

Tottenham’s new Premier League season starts this weekend, but not before the UEFA Super Cup, with Spurs kicking off their new season against Champions League winners PSG. The French side are generally seen as the best team in the world at the moment, despite their FIFA Club World Cup final defeat to Chelsea, and Thomas Frank is going to have to put together a very good game plan to come out on top in Udine.

It will be a real litmus test for Tottenham as they prepare for a Premier League and Champions League campaign. Here we round up the latest injury news surrounding the teams as they head to Italy.

Nordi Mukieli - Out

Mukieli has been struggling with a muscular tear since late last season and he is expected to remain out.

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 - Doubt

Solomon has been dealing with a knee injury and it’s not clear whether he will be back for this one.

Kota Takai - Doubt

Takai has been struggling 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 - Doubt

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.” It’s unclear whether Udogie will return here, but it looks unlikely, especially for a start.

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.” Solanke could well be in contention to play at least some minutes here.

James Maddison - Out

Maddison is now likely to miss much of the season 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.” It has since been confirmed that Maddison suffered a ruptured ACL that required surgery.

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