Tottenham footballer Rodrigo Bentancur has mentioned he’s “all good” after struggling a regarding head harm in Wednesday night time’s Carabao Cup semi-final in opposition to Liverpool.
The 27-year-old midfielder landed awkwardly after trying a diving header quarter-hour into the primary leg match and didn’t get again up.
Gamers rushed to his assist earlier than the medical crew surrounded him for about 10 minutes, ultimately shifting him onto a stretcher and taking him off the pitch.
Tottenham later posted on social media to say Bentancur was aware, speaking and would go to hospital for checks.
After the crew’s 1-0 victory at residence, Tottenham supervisor Ange Postecoglou mentioned: “All I do know was he was aware when he was coming off the sector and he is been taken for commentary however I am probably not clear.
“It was a head harm and there was concern from gamers on the market, so there was one thing occurring.”
Later he informed Tottenham’s Evaluate Present: “There’s nothing too detailed [at this stage]. He was aware when he got here off the sector and he is been taken to hospital for some observations so we’re hoping he’ll be okay.
“It was fairly distressing on the time, seeing him go down like that, for the gamers. Coping with adversity, these gamers simply compose themselves and responded to it rather well.”
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Bentancur posted a photograph of himself along with his girlfriend Melany La Banca shortly after midnight, writing that he was “all good” and thanking individuals for his or her messages of assist.
Tottenham haven’t mentioned whether or not the harm is predicted to maintain the midfielder on the sidelines forward of their FA Cup third spherical tie in opposition to Tamworth on Sunday.
The Uruguayan has already spent a lot of the season unavailable, having been suspended for seven video games for an alleged racist comment made about South Korean teammate Son Heung-min in a TV interview.