Thomas Frank confirms Dominic Solanke injury update as Tottenham with surgery admission

Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank has confirmed that Dominic Solanke has suffered a fresh injury blow that has forced the striker to undergo surgery. Solanke hasn't made an appearance for Spurs since before the September international break, despite returning to training at Hotspur Way.

In updates following his absence from the squad to face his former club Bournemouth several weeks ago, Frank had revealed he was getting closer to a return. However, the Tottenham manager recently disclosed that Solanke was still experiencing some discomfort in the area.

Solanke was not part of the Tottenham squad that was held to a 1-1 draw with Wolves in the Premier League at the weekend. Spurs will now prepare to face Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League this week, but will, once again, not have Solanke available for selection.

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Frank has confirmed that Solanke has undergone surgery on an ankle injury, but it's unclear how long the striker will be on the sidelines.

"Dom we know got that ankle issue that's been bothering him for a little while. Decided to have minor surgery. Small procedure. More news about time frame after the international break," Frank told reporters via football.london on Monday.

Alongside Solanke's absence from the final training session before the Champions League clash against Bodo/Glimt, Randal Kolo Muani and Cristian Romero were also absent. Frank has nevertheless confirmed that both players should be available for selection.

"[Randal] Kolo Muani I think finally on top of his dead leg. Cuti [Romero] was just precaution [missing training]," said Frank.

Tottenham will also be without James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski, who both remain unavailable with lengthy injuries. However, there's been encouraging news with Radu Dragusin returning to training after being on the sidelines for several months with an ACL injury.

Ben Davies, Kota Takai and Yves Bissouma are also nursing minor injuries after sitting out last week's Carabao Cup win over Doncaster Rovers and the draw at home to Wolves. Pape Matar Sarr was absent for the third-round fixture with a slight problem but came off the bench against Wolves and provided the assist for Joao Palhinha's dramatic late leveller.

Pedro Porro was left out of the starting line-up for that match as he was rested and could start in Norway for Tottenham on Tuesday evening.

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