Tottenham’s Son to have surgical procedure, placing World Cup unsure

Tottenham ahead Son Heung-Min is a serious health doubt for the World Cup after Spurs confirmed the South Korean will endure surgical procedure to stabilise a fracture round his left eye.

Son was pressured off throughout the first half of Tottenham’s essential Champions League victory over Marseille on Tuesday following a problem with defender Chancel Mbemba.

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The 30-year-old’s availability for the finals in Qatar will rely on the success of his surgical procedure and the next restoration prognosis, though assistant head coach Cristian Stellini was initially upbeat over his situation confirming that Son was in a position to have a good time reaching the Champions League knockout levels along with his team-mates on the Stade Velodrome.

An extra replace from Spurs is predicted within the coming days.

The World Cup begins on Nov. 20, with South Korea enjoying their first recreation on Nov. 24 in opposition to Uruguay earlier than ending out the group stage in opposition to Ghana (Nov. 28) and Portugal (Dec. 2)

Son is a key participant for a South Korea workforce trying to make it to the World Cup knockout stage for the primary time since 2010. He scored seven targets in 13 video games for South Korea in qualifying for Qatar.

Son is definite to overlook time for Tottenham, who face Premier League video games in opposition to Liverpool and Leeds in addition to a Carabao Cup tie in opposition to Nottingham Forest forward of the World Cup break.

Talking instantly after the sport, Stellini mentioned: “Sonny feels higher now. I noticed him within the dressing room. He celebrated with us. So we are going to watch for tomorrow.

“It’s his face. His eye is a bit swollen.”