On Monday, Tottenham Hotspur confirmed Rodrigo Bentancur will undergo a surgery after he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament on his left knee during Spurs’ league defeat against Leicester City at the weekend.
The Uruguay international is set to miss the rest of this season and his setback is a big blow for the north London club in their quest to finish this campaign in the top four.
Physical trainer Daniel Fernández has worked with the Tottenham star for several years and he had a chat with Radio Uruguay, where he discussed the 25-year-old’s current situation.
“[Bentancur is] in very good spirits, he has no inflammation or pain, the injury has not caused him a great deal of trouble in the first hours and he can walk almost normally, so he is in good spirits,” he said, as relayed by ESPN Deportes.
Although Tottenham have confirmed the midfielder will go under the knife, Fernández says Bentancur ‘has not decided when and where’ he will get operated.
“There may be possibilities of doing it in Spain, in London, it is Rodrigo’s decision. I spoke with him on Sunday, and in these hours, he will decide, depending on what he talks to those professionals, depending on who gives him the most confidence,” Fernández explained.
The physical trainer has further given a detailed insight into how the player will undergo rehabilitation after undergoing a surgery soon.
“The post-operative period takes a week, then there is the strengthening of the muscle mass, the readaptation of the movements, flexion, extension of the leg and then just the return to the field, and that takes unavoidable six months,” he stressed.
“He has to be very picky. If you have to work three times a day on the injury, you will have to do it, and try to return not in a hurry to do it as soon as possible, but with the certainty that when you return to the competition has the sporting form that it deserves for this level of football, which is very high.”
Tottenham will not only be without the South American this season but they are also set to be without him for the start of next season.
