Tottenham boss Antonio Conte is "confident" Son Heung-min will be fit in time to play a part in the Qatar World Cup after undergoing surgery on his eye injury.
The Spurs attacker sustained four fractures around his left eye on Tuesday during their 2-1 win at Marseille following a collision with Chancel Mbemba. It has left South Korea's star man in a race against time to be available for the tournament in Qatar, which gets under way on November 20.
The 30-year-old had surgery on Friday and therefore missed Tottenham’s 2-1 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday. He is also expected to sit out next week’s matches against Nottingham Forest and Leeds but his club manager provided a positive update with South Korea set to begin their World Cup with a Group H fixture with Uruguay on November 24.