Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou is facing a midfield selection crisis in January, when Yves Bissouma and Pape Sarr are at the Africa Cup of Nations after Rodrigo Bentancur was ruled out for 10 weeks with torn ankle ligaments.
Bentancur was forced off on his first club start in nine months during Sunday’s 2-1 defeat by Aston Villa and is expected to be out until mid-February.