Tottenham Hotspur head coach Antonio Conte has told Football.London that Cristian Romero will not play against Leeds United this weekend.
Conte has said that Romero will have a scan in the next seven to 10 days.
The Spurs boss has said that it is bad news for Tottenham fans.
Tottenham will take on Leeds at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday.
Conte told Football.London: “We’ve bad news about Cristian Romero about his injury. I spoke to the doctors and now it’s to wait 7-10 days for another scan to see how long it will take him to recover.”
Blow for Tottenham Hotspur
Romero is arguably the best centre-back on the books of Spurs at the moment.
The 23-year-old has been playing well for Spurs this season.
The Argentina international moved to Tottenham from Atalanta in the summer of 2021.
The Spurs no. 4 has made six starts and one substitute appearance in the Premier League so far this season.
The youngster has also played twice in the Carabao Cup and two games in the Europa Conference League so far this campaign.
Romero suffered a hamstring injury while playing for Argentina against Brazil during the international break.
Spurs fans will now nervously wait to see for how long Romero is out for.
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