So there’s good news and… okay, there isn’t much good news. Ange Postecoglou posted a video team news update on social media, as he did last season, and Tottenham will go into this weekend’s match against Newcastle without a healthy recognized striker in the side. Postecoglou said that Dominic Solanke, who injured his ankle against Leicester, is not quite fit enough to feature for Spurs at St. James’ Park, while Richarlison picked up an injury in training and will be out “for the next few weeks.”
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Ange gives a team news update ahead of our trip to Newcastle ℹ️
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 30, 2024
With Will “BIG WILLY LANKS” Lankshear still nursing a hamstring injury, that means Spurs will go into this weekend’s match with Son Heung-Min as the most viable option at the center forward position. That might not be a bad thing — Wilson Odobert looked decently good on the left against Everton last week, or Big Ange could start Timo Werner and play one of Odobert and Brennan Johnson on the right. There are options. And it sounds like Solanke will be fully back and ready to go after the international break, just in time for the North London Derby.
Elsewhere, Big Ange confirms Rodrigo Bentancur has recovered from his concussion picked up vs. Leciester and is available for selection, so at least there’s that.
