Already short on attackers as things stand, Antonio Conte could find himself in a position at Crystal Palace on Wednesday evening where he is left with limited options in central midfield. It's the last thing he needs at present, especially with Tottenham struggling for form and dropping out of the top four as a result.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of the New Year's Day defeat against Aston Villa, the Italian revealed that Rodrigo Bentancur was going to have an MRI scan to try and evaluate the injury he sustained on Uruguay duty at the World Cup. Always going to miss the Brentford game anyway through suspension, it looked as if the classy midfielder would be back to face Villa but that sadly wasn't to be the case.
"Rodrigo, I think we have to wait, maybe today he is going to have an MRI to try to have an evaluation about his injury," said Conte last Friday. "For sure tomorrow against Villa, he's not available. He had an injury in the World Cup and also the timing is more long than my expectation. This question is more for the medical department than me."
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