A worrying update has emerged on Tottenham Hotspur central midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur after he was forced off the pitch against Leicester on Saturday.

What’s the latest on Rodrigo Bentancur’s injury?

According to the Daily Mail, the Uruguay international is facing a long spell out on the sidelines after suffering a knee injury during the 4-1 defeat to the Foxes.

The report claims that there are concerns that the midfielder has suffered a ‘serious’ blow to his knee and that the 25-year-old gem could be out of action for a significant period of time, although they are waiting for the swelling to go down before making a definitive call.

This comes after summer signing Yves Bissouma underwent surgery on his ankle and Antonio Conte is now facing the prospect of two of his frontline options in the middle of the park being out for a number of months.

It’s a major blow for Conte and Spurs

If the early prognosis on Benancur turns out to be accurate, then it would be a major blow for the Italian head coach as he has been terrific in the Premier League this season.

The ex-Juventus midfielder has averaged a Sofascore rating of 7.21 across 18 appearances in the division and only Harry Kane (7.39) has averaged a higher score for Spurs, which suggests that the 25-year-old has been one of the team’s top performers so far this term.

In 15 starts, the dynamo has chipped in with five goals and two assists from midfield and has shown that he has the quality to be a difference-maker in the final third by bursting forward from the middle of the park to punish the opposition and support the likes of Kane, Dejan Kulusevski, and Heung-min Son.

Along with his attacking work, Bentancur has averaged 3.6 tackles and interceptions per match and no Spurs player has completed more tackles per game (2.5) than the midfielder, which shows how important he has been to Conte’s side’s defensive play.

The gem has also won 53% of his duels and completed 66% of his attempted dribbles (1.2 per match) and this shows that the £75k-per-week talent can more than hold his own in physical contests in the Premier League.

Therefore, losing Bentancur for a number of months because of this knee injury would be a major blow for Tottenham and one that could cause big issues in their midfield, given Bissouma’s absence and the Uruguayan’s impact at both ends of the pitch this term – as illustrated by his aforementioned performance rating.