Tottenham: Ivan Perisic has likely played final game for Spurs, says Ange Postecoglou | OneFootball

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Ange Postecoglou says Ivan Perisic is unlikely to play for Tottenham again this season, suggesting the Croatian has made his final appearance for the club.

Perisic, 34, is out of contract in the summer and is not expected to be fit before the end of the campaign after undergoing surgery in September on a complex anterior cruciate ligament injury in his right knee, suffered in training.

The winger is targeting a return for Croatia at the summer European Championship but asked if he would play again for Spurs this season, Postecoglou said: "No, he's working hard to be fair to Ivan. He's obviously got some national team commitments he wants to get back to as soon as possible.

"Again, he's been a significant loss for us. I thought this year he was going to be a really significant contributor because of his experience and we saw that in the first few games because of the way he impacted games.

Ivan Perisic will not be offered a contract extension

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"But yeah, he won't ... he's unlikely to play for us again."

Signed as a wing-back for Antonio Conte, Perisic joined Spurs on a free transfer and big wages in the summer of 2022 after leaving Inter Milan and made 42 appearances last season, scoring once - in the Italian's final game in charge, the 3-3 draw at Southampton in March.

He started the season brightly under Postecoglou with a series of impactful cameos, which included a late assist in the remarkable comeback win over Sheffield United - in what could now be his final appearance for Spurs.