Dejan Kulusevski is set to miss out for Tottenham Hotspur this evening.
The Lilywhites are gearing up for a visit to Brighton & Hove Albion as Antonio Conte’s side look to bounce back from recent disappointments.
Tottenham lost 3-1 away to Arsenal last weekend and then drew 0-0 with Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League in midweek.
Kulusevski missed both fixtures due to an injury sustained for Sweden on international duty.
Conte revealed earlier this week that he was hopeful of having the Juventus loanee available for the visit to the Amex Stadium.
But The Athletic has reported that Kulusevski will not be part of the squad, due to the same hamstring injury.
Kulusevski injury
It’s testament to the Swedish winger – labelled ‘sensational‘ by Antonio Cassano – that Spurs are clearly struggling without him.
Losing at Arsenal is one thing, and that might’ve happened with or without Kulusevski in the starting lineup.
But the stalemate in midweek was a particularly difficult watch because, honestly, Tottenham are simply a much better, potent attacking force with the 22-year-old available.
Even Paul Merson suggested as much, telling Sportskeeda on Thursday that the North Londoners are better with Kulusevski than they are with Richarlison – who cost £60 million – in the first XI.
And if Conte’s side drop more points away to the Seagulls then that theory will certainly be strengthened.
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