Ange Postecoglou has confirmed Ben Davies has suffered had a setback in his recovery from a hamstring injury, as the defensive crisis at Tottenham deepens. Davies returned to training last week and Postecoglou said he hoped the left-sided defender could return against Wolves on December 29.

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Ange Postecoglou has admitted that Tottenham Hotspur “need to reinforce” their squad in the January transfer window. Spurs have been hit by an injury crisis with seven players unavailable including first-choice centre-backs Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero as well as goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.

David Ornstein has claimed that Tottenham and Daniel Levy are not thinking about sacking Ange Postecoglou anytime soon.

A winter injury crisis for the second season running has stretched Tottenham's squad to the limit and left head coach Ange Postecoglou calling for “reinforcements” in January if Spurs are to climb from mid-table to a position more benefitting of their stature and continue to compete in the cups.

Ange Postecoglou has opened on January transfers for Tottenham, Ben Davies' injury and a rather unusual Premier League season ahead of the team's game against Nottingham Forest