English football club Tottenham, have suffered a huge blow in their pursuit for a top four finish with star attacker Son Heung-Min rulled out for two months with a broken arm.
The South Korean star scored twice in the weekend win over Aston Villa, including a 94th minute winner.
But Son, who became the first Asian player to reach 50 in the Premier League, suffered an arm injury in a collision with Villa’s Ezri Konsa just 31 seconds into the encounter at Villa
Park.
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As such, he will now undergo an operation that will see him sidelined for “a number of weeks.”
A club statement declared:
“Heung-Min Son is to undergo surgery this week after sustaining a fracture to his right arm.
“The South Korea international suffered the injury during our win against Aston Villa on Sunday.
“Following surgery, our medical staff shall be reviewing management options for Son’s rehabilitation with the player
expected to be sidelined for a number of weeks.”
Tottenham welcome Leipzig in their round of sixteen fixture tommorow night.