Tottenham blow as Thomas Frank provides Destiny Udogie injury update

In partnership with

Evening Standard

·29 July 2025

Tottenham blow as Thomas Frank provides Destiny Udogie injury update

Bad news for Spurs ahead of the start of the new season

Your matchday briefing on Tottenham, featuring team news and expert analysis from Dan Kilpatrick

OneFootball Videos

Sign up

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.

Tottenham have been dealt a blow ahead of the new season after Thomas Frank confirmed Destiny Udogie has suffered a knee injury.

Udogie was left out of the Spurs squad for their pre-season tour of Asia and the left-back is now a doubt for the start of the 2025-26 campaign.

Frank initially played down injury concerns over Udogie when the Italy international pulled out of a friendly win over Luton last weekend after he “felt something in the warm up”.

But Frank has now revealed that Udogie has suffered a knee injury and Spurs have been left sweating over his fitness ahead of the new season.

Udogie’s injury is a major setback for Spurs

Getty Images

Spurs face Paris Saint-Germain in the Super Cup on August 13 and they kick-off the new Premier League season against Burnley on August 16.

Speaking in Hong Kong on Tuesday before Spurs face Arsenal in a pre-season friendly on Thursday, Frank said: “Destiny got a knee injury that we're assessing at the moment that just kept him out for this pre-season tour. When we know more, we'll update more."

In another blow for Spurs, new signing Kota Takai has suffered a foot injury and is set to miss the start of the new season.

Frank said: “Kota got a plantar fascia injury. Unfortunately I don't know exactly the scale of it - weeks.”

Dominic Solanke missed the Luton game with what was described as a “minor ankle issue” but the striker is with the Spurs squad in Asia and the Frank said the issue is “nothing we’re worried about”.