Updated February 18th, 2020 at 17:35 IST
Tottenham dealt with major blow as Son Heung-min suffers long-term, SERIOUS injury
Tottenham Hotspur have been dealt an injury blow ahead of their Champions League tie against RB Leipzig as Son Heung-min suffered a fracture to his right arm.
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Son Heung-min was the Man of the Match as Tottenham Hotspur bagged all three points with a 2-3 win against Aston Villa in the English Premier League on Matchday 26. The South Korean scored a brace, which included an injury-time winner in the dying moments of the second half to lead Tottenham Hotspur to 40 points in the Premier League. However, a recent injury update from Tottenham Hotspur’s official site has confirmed that Son Heung-min will be out of the squad after he fractured his right arm during the Aston Villa match on Saturday.
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Son Heung-min was in fine form for Tottenham in the last few weeks
After a brace at Aston Villa, Heung Min Son became the first Asian player ever to score 5️⃣0️⃣ Premier League goals 💥
— GiveMeSport (@GiveMeSport) February 17, 2020
What an impact he's had at Tottenham Hotspur 💪🇰🇷#Son #PL pic.twitter.com/RLCmgXKH1C
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Tottenham Hotspur offer injury update on Son Heung-min injury
Injury update on Heung-Min Son.
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) February 18, 2020
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In an official statement from the club, the news of Son Heung-min's injury was confirmed on Tuesday. The Tottenham forward is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after undergoing surgery on his right arm. Son Heung-min suffered the injury during the win against Aston Villa over the weekend. As per reports, Son Heung-min is facing 'months' out of the team and not 'weeks'. If these reports are to be believed, then Son Heung-min will join Harry Kane on the sidelines until April. Tottenham are left with the likes of Dele Alli, Erik Lamela, Steven Bergwijn, Lucas Moura and Giovanni Lo Celso as the only attacking players in the squad.
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Son Heung-min injury: Stats for Tottenham since joining from Bayer Leverkusen
Heung Min Son for Tottenham:
— #HopeAlwaysHere ❤❤ (@AtsedeNegussie1) February 16, 2020
217 Appearances 🆚
83 Goals ⚽️
41 Assists 🅰️
2015/2016 - 8G & 6A (14)
2016/2017 - 21G & 7A (28)
2017/2018 - 18G & 11A (29)
2018/2019 - 20G & 9A (29)
2019/2020 - 16G & 8A (24)
👏👏👏
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Published February 18th, 2020 at 17:35 IST
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