The season of Dejan Kulusevski may already be over. Suffering a patella injury in Tottenham Hotspur’s 0-2 defeat by Crystal Palace on Sunday, the 25-year-old striker will miss next week’s Europa League final, the London club have announced. This is a major blow for Spurs, who will have to cope without the Swede, scorer of 10 goals and 11 assists in 50 games in all competitions this season, who underwent surgery on Wednesday.
And while no return date has yet been announced, the inclusion of Kulusevski in the final match of the season against Brighton on 25th May looks highly unlikely.
Having been deprived of James Maddison, suffering a knee injury against Bodo/Glimt, and Lucas Bergvall, also ruled out until the remainder of the season, Ange Postecoglou will now have to find solutions to guide the Lilywhites to a first trophy since 2008.
