ottenham ahead Richarlison is ready for a scan to find out the extent of the hamstring damage he suffered with Brazil through the World Cup.
The 25-year-old was a star performer through the early levels in Qatar, scoring 3 times together with a memorable scissor kick in opposition to Serbia that has been shortlisted for objective of the event. However his competitors resulted in frustration as he pulled up late on in a quarter-final defeat to Croatia.
Richarlison has reported again to Spurs and is awaiting a prognosis, whereas his teammates put together to return to Premier League motion with a Boxing Day go to to Brentford.
He missed a handful of video games previous to the World Cup on account of a earlier hamstring difficulty and has but to open his league account since becoming a member of from Everton over the summer time.
Antonio Conte informed SPURSPLAY on Tuesday: “For Richy, he’s going to have an MRI to know the importance of the injury. After tomorrow we will see very well the time he needs to recover.”
Richarlison was one in every of three gamers to return from the World Cup with health issues, with Wales defender Ben Davies and Uruguay’s Rodrigo Bentancur each compelled off through the ultimate sport of the group section.
The outlook is clearer on the latter pair, with Davies able to go and Bentancur prone to be in competition for New Yr’s Day.
“Ben is okay and started to work with us last week. He has recovered. Rodrigo has started to work. I think that he’s going to be good for the game against Aston Villa,” Conte confirmed.
Further reporting by PA.
