Bengaluru, December 17: Tottenham Hotspur and England international Eric Dier has been ruled out until the start of next year after the midfielder has recently had surgery to remove his appendix.
The 24-year-old lastly played against Barcelona in midweek Champions league fixture but was forced to absent from weekend 1-0 win over Burnley. Now it has been revealed that the player missed the game due to the operation and the London based side is now set to miss the service of the player in the hectic Christmas period.
Dier is now expected to return to training only in the New Year as he recovers from the surgery.
A spokesperson for Spurs said: “Eric Dier has undergone surgery to remove his appendix. The England international midfielder was diagnosed with appendicitis after contacting our medical staff due to acute Abdominal pain. He received immediate treatment to assess and then remove the appendix.
OFFICIAL: Tottenham have announced that Eric Dier will miss the remainder of 2018 after having his appendix removed. pic.twitter.com/5iTIe7Aqpn
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