Wed 22 January 2025, 18:44
Tottenham HotspurAnge Postecoglou has confirmed that Pape Matar Sarr has not travelled with the team to Germany for our UEFA Europa League MD7 clash against Hoffenheim after failing to recover from a knock he sustained against Everton on Sunday.
The midfielder has missed just one game for us this campaign - our Carabao Cup semi-final first leg win over Liverpool, for which he was suspended - but he is now set to sit out of our meeting with the Bundesliga side after he pulled up in training.
It will be just the second game he has missed in our last 50 matches.
Speaking to us at PreZero Arena in Sinsheim, Ange reported: "Pape was a bit sore after the weekend, he took a knock, tried to train today but it didn't work out, so he didn't travel. We've got Rodrigo Bentancur back, so they are the only two changes (from Everton)."
Asked about Pape in his pre-match press conference, Ange added: "Pape has a slight knock from the weekend, so he's out. He tried to train (today) but he's still a bit sore from the weekend. We're hoping it's not something that will keep him out for too long, he has a chance for the weekend, but the turn around was too quick."
Pape is one of 14 players unavailable for the clash against Hoffenheim with Guglielmo Vicario, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Destiny Udogie, Yves Bissouma, Wilson Odobert, Brennan Johnson, Dominic Solanke and Timo Werner also all sidelined through injury. Djed Spence, Sergio Reguilon, Antonin Kinsky and Yang Min-Hyeok are ineligible.
