Dejan Kulusevski is expected to be out until around the turn of the year, the Guardian understands. The Tottenham attacking midfielder underwent knee surgery in mid-May and, although the injury was serious, the extent of the lay-off he faces has until now been unclear.
Losing the Sweden international, who scored 10 goals and provided 11 assists in 50 appearances for Spurs last season, is another headache for Thomas Frank, who is digesting the club being gazumped by Arsenal for the £67.5m signature of Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze. The manager’s other key attacking midfielder, James Maddison, is a long-term casualty after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament against Newcastle in pre-season.
