Son Heung-Min will be sidelined for Sunday’s Premier League match against Liverpool as he needs to have surgery for the fractured eye he incurred during Tuesday’s 2-1 win over Marseille for Tottenham.
After sustaining the injury, Son was substituted in the first half of Tottenham’s final Champions League group stage game.
Tottenham have not revealed the timescale of Son’s injury. He is set to compete in the World Cup in Qatar with South Korea later this month.
“We can confirm that Heung-Min Son will undergo surgery to stabilise a fracture around his left eye,” read a club statement on Wednesday evening.
“The South Korea international suffered the injury during the first half of Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League victory at Olympique Marseille.
“Following surgery, Son will commence rehabilitation with our medical staff and we shall update supporters further in due course.”
Spurs confirm Son Heung-min will have surgery to repair a fracture around his left eye.
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Son’s absence is the latest blow for manager Antonio Conte, who is also expected to also be without defender Cristian Romero and Richarlison for the visit of Jurgen Klopp’s side to north London on Sunday.
The Argentine has been out of action for a week and therefore missed the last-gasp win over the Ligue 1 outfit, which secured safe passage into the knockout phases of the Champions League for Conte’s side.
Forward Dejan Kulusevski, who has not featured since September, is also ruled out of Sunday’s game.
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