LONDON (AP) 鈥 Ghana international Mohammed Kudus’ hopes for a return from a quad injury before the have taken a hit with Tottenham confirming the forward might need surgery.
The 25-year-old Kudus was expected to miss three months after getting injured in early January during Tottenham鈥檚 1-1 draw with Sunderland 鈥 as watched.
The club confirmed Kudus 鈥渟uffered a setback in his return from injury.鈥
鈥淗e had returned to team training during the past week, however will now require further specialist review and, potentially, surgery,鈥 the club said in a statement. 鈥淲e will provide any relevant further updates in due course. We鈥檙e all with you, Mo.鈥
Kudus joined Spurs last summer from West Ham for a reported fee of 55 million pounds ($75 million). He’s scored three goals in 26 total appearances this season.
On Friday, new said he considered Kudus 鈥渁 crucial player, especially for the position, but we have to look forward anyway.鈥 Relegation-threatened Tottenham visits Sunderland on Sunday.
At the World Cup, Ghana plays its opening Group L game against Panama on June 17 in Toronto. The Black Stars then face England on June 23 in Foxborough and Croatia on June 27 in Philadelphia.
At the 2022 edition in Qatar, over South Korea. It was Ghana’s only victory as it finished last in its group.
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