Giovani Lo Celso will not be playing for Tottenham Hotspur in Sunday’s pivotal encounter against Manchester United, which is a setback for the team.

The extent of Lo Celso’s hamstring injury, which was sustained during the FA Cup victory against Burnley, was not immediately clear, according to reports submitted yesterday.

With the confirmation that the Argentinean midfielder will not be able to play against Manchester United, Dan Kilpatrick of the Evening Standard provided an update on the player.

Spurs are already lacking options in the midfield at the moment, so this is a blow. Because they are competing in the Africa Cup of Nations, Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr won’t be available.

James Maddison is still out with an injury, but he should be back to full training by next week. Spurs’ midfield choices are now limited to Rodrigo Bentancur, Oliver Skipp, and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg due to the absence of these players.

Dejan Kulusevski might therefore start at number 10 once more, a position in which he has recently shown remarkable skill and success.

On Sunday, we might also witness the debut of Timo Werner. Additionally, they have decided to sign Radu Dragusin, however it is unclear if he will be prepared for the Sunday game.

In other developments:

It became clear earlier this week that Dragusin had a decision to make after Genoa (Gianluca Di Marzio) accepted bids from both Tottenham and Bayern Munich.

The 21-year-old ultimately decided to stick to his word and join Tottenham because he believed the North London team would be more eager to recruit him and would offer better chances for playing time (GSP via Sport Witness).

Because of his brilliance and charisma, it is believed that the Romanian defence would be able to adjust to the English game quite fast (The Times). Postecoglou’s initial motivation for wanting the deal was reportedly centred around the concept of personality (The Athletic).

What shirt number will Radu Dragusin wear for Spurs?

Dragusin’s shirt number in the starting lineup at Tottenham gives us the sense that he will play a significant role for the Spurs, at the very least.

The first person to tweet about the news was Fabrizio Romano, who said, “Radu Dragusin, Spurs new number 6.”

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Dragusin might have chosen the number 6, but I wasn’t sure if the club would assign him a number in the 1–11 range. Although it’s vital to keep squad numbers in perspective, the fact that he wears number 6 indicates that he will likely start for us on a regular basis.