Tottenham winger Odobert faces long layoff with ACL rupture amid injury woes

Tottenham have announced that Wilson Odobert will be sidelined for an extended period following a tear to his anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

The French under twenty one cap earned the setback during Tuesdays 2-1 loss to Newcastle United, a match that signalled the conclusion of Thomas Franks spell as the clubs manager.

Tottenham stated, Wilson will consult a specialist next week ahead of surgery, after which he will begin recovery alongside our medical team.

The north London outfit currently occupy sixteenth place in the Premier League table, merely five points clear of the bottom three, facing potential entanglement in a relegation scrap with only two triumphs from their past seventeen top flight outings.

Thomas Franks bid for progress was consistently undermined by a substantial roster of absentees during his leadership.

Even before Odoberts injury struck, Tottenham had eleven senior squad members unavailable for the encounter with Newcastle owing to knocks and disciplinary issues.

The Lilywhites next fixture arrives on February 22, hosting table topping Arsenal for the north London showdown.