Bentancur confirms timeline for Tottenham return after severe damage
R
odrigo Bentancur has revealed he hopes to return to motion for Tottenham in “two or three months” as he continues his restoration from a severe knee damage.
The midfielder ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee throughout a defeat to Leicester in February, with no timeline given on the time on his comeback.
In his absence, Antonio Conte after which Cristian Stellini have been sacked, earlier than Ryan Mason took cost and was unable to guide Spurs to European qualification for subsequent season.
When Bentancur does return, it is going to be Ange Postecoglou within the Tottenham dugout, with the Australian introduced because the membership’s new everlasting supervisor firstly of the month and he has vowed to bring excitement back to the club.
Bentancur will miss the beginning of the brand new marketing campaign, however the 25-year-old has confirmed that’s knee is doing “very well” as he revealed how a lot he has loved having the ability to spend extra time along with his household whereas on the sidelines.
“The injury was at a time when I was very well, but the truth is that I do not change what happened for anything,” he informed Telemundo, through ESPN.
“I was missing a lot at the family level and everything that I am experiencing with my daughter and my girlfriend in these four months is priceless. That is also why my recovery time has passed so quickly and I am doing so well.
“It’s a long injury, one of the most difficult in football, but the truth is that I’m having such a good time with my family. I train the same every day, I do double shifts two or three times a week.
“I brought the club’s physiotherapist to Uruguay. We continue working and my knee is doing very well. I didn’t set a lap time, but I hope in two or three months to be at least gaining a few minutes again.”