Much has been made of Antonio Conte's midfield options heading into the new campaign, but the Tottenham boss may have to do without two of his players on the opening day vs Southampton. football.london understands that Oliver Skipp is set to miss the opening two to three weeks of the 2022/23 season after suffering a hairline fracture in his heel.
Playing in Tottenham's two friendlies in South Korea last month, the England U21 international has been absent for the past two matches after suffering an injury on the training pitch at Hotspur Way ahead of the Rangers game. Jumping for an aerial challenge, a Spurs teammate fell awkwardly on Skipp as the pair landed and it left him with a deep cut on his foot from the stud impact and a hairline fracture in his heel.
As well as Skipp, Conte may potentially have to do without new signing Yves Bissouma against Southampton. The Mali international is a doubt for the fixture after picking up a slight hamstring tweak last Saturday against Roma, which resulted in him wearing an ice pack on the injury following the 1-0 defeat in Israel.
