Tottenham star suffers serious injury and is expected to miss the season

One of Tottenham’s highlights at the start of the European season, even though he is not an absolute starter, the midfielder Perisic, 35 years old, tore the ligament in his right knee in training and is practically out of the season. The player will undergo surgery and will be away from the field for between six and nine months.

The experienced player had been rotating between the starting and reserve teams, and was responsible for assisting Richarlison’s goal on Saturday, in the team’s epic comeback against Sheffield United in the English Championship with two goals in stoppage time. The Croatian took a corner kick to the Brazilian’s head.

“We confirm that Perisic has suffered a complex injury to the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in his right knee. The experienced Croatian player suffered an injury during non-contact training and will undergo surgery,” the club announced on Wednesday.

Despite the possibility of the injury opening up a little more space for Richarlison, if the Brazilian wants to repeat last season and agrees to play as an open striker on the wing, the first option for a place in the squad is the young Englishman from the under-20 team, Bryan Gil, who is also recovering from injury and is still unable to play. For now, Solomon has been playing the position more frequently.

The serious injury is the same as that suffered by Brazilian defender Eder Militão, from Real Madrid, and has already affected other players at the beginning of the season, such as goalkeeper Courtois. Recovery time is at least six months, but athletes often take much longer to return.

The player’s former club, Inter Milan, used social media to wish Perisic a “speedy recovery”. IN the club’s post informing about the injury, the wave of solidarity was also great, with many fans wishing that he would return sooner rather than later and with prompt rehabilitation.