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The timing of Tottenham striker Dominic Solanke's return is still unknown.
The BBC reported on the 18th (Korea Standard Time) the pre-press conference of Thomas Frank against Aston Villa. Tottenham is set to play the eighth round of the English Premier League (EPL) match against Villa in the 2025-2026 season at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 19th.
Frank spoke about Solanke's physical condition at the press conference. He said "Solanke was in better shape after the surgery. Fortunately, it's improving, but I'm still training on my own. I really want to see it negativelyOr, I don't want to get carried away. I don't know how long it will take for him to return."
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Solanke transferred to Tottenham in the summer of 2024 with a record transfer fee of 65 million pounds (about 120 billion won). At the time of recruitment, there were not a few evaluations that it was a transfer fee worth sufficient investment. After Harry Kane's departure, Tottenham desperately needed a front-line striker as they failed to fill the front-line vacancy properly.
He was a steady player on the England stage. However, the EPL stage needed verification. In the 2021-2022 season, he scored 29 goals and 7 assists in 46 Championship League games, but in the 2022-2023 season, he only scored 6 goals and 7 assists in 33 games in the EPL. Nevertheless, he grew steadily, and Solanke showed off his scoring ability by scoring 21 goals for Bournemouth in the 2023-2024 season. It was clear why Tottenham wanted it. Tottenham did not spare their investment because they proved their ability to score on the EPL stage.
The problem was injury. Solanke at Tottenham has been struggling steadily with injuries and has not been able to perform properly. This season also entered the season with injuries, and has hardly played time. Recently, he left again after undergoing surgery due to a recurrence of his injury. He has yet to participate in team training, and the timing of Solanke's return is unknown again.
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Tottenham's biggest problem this season is scoring ability. Among them, the weight of the front line is low. After Harry Kane's departure, Son Heung-min will leave the team this summer, and there are not enough players to play the role of troubleshooter. Critics say that both creativity and scoring ability in offense are disappointing. It is a problem that could have been different if Son Heung-min had been present. Son Heung-min is flying again after heading to the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS). Since moving to LA FC, he has scored eight goals and three assists in nine games in the last four consecutive games and even scored a hat trick. Along with Dennis Buanga, he has been the league's best duo, showing his influence in the game during the period of 'Sonke Duo'.
But Son Heung-min has already left Tottenham. It's time for Tottenham to find another solution. Tottenham is expected to have no choice but to hope Solanke's return relatively soon.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
