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Spurs duo Lloris, Alli to miss Liverpool, Inter clashes
LONDON, Sept 13, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur suffered a double
injury blow ahead of a key week with goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and midfielder
Dele Alli ruled out for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Liverpool and a
Champions League trip to Inter Milan on Tuesday.
France’s World Cup-winning captain Lloris is “expected to be out for
several weeks” with a thigh injury according to the club, while manager
Mauricio Pochettino is more hopeful Alli could return in time for the trip to
Brighton on September 22.
Lloris was on Monday fined œ50,000 ($65,000) and handed a 20-month driving
ban for drink-driving.
He missed Spurs’ 2-1 defeat at Watford before the international break and
France’s Nations League matches against Germany and the Netherlands.
“He is going to do another scan to see how is the evolution of his injury,”
Pochettino told Sky Sports.
Alli suffered a slight muscle strain in England’s Nations League defeat to
Spain last weekend.
“(We are) disappointed because we are going to miss him for maybe this game
and against Inter Milan in Champions League,” said Pochettino. “But the most
important thing is it is not a big issue and he will be available as soon as
possible.”
Spurs trail Premier League leaders Liverpool by three points but could move
top for a few hours at least with victory at Wembley.
A trip to Italy follows just three days later with Pochettino’s men facing
a tough task to qualify from a group also containing Barcelona and Dutch
champions PSV Eindhoven.
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