Toby Alderweireld's injury is 'not a big issue', confirms Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino

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Sam Long17 October 2016

Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed Tottenham defender Toby Alderweireld's knee injury is "not a big issue."

Alderweireld was stretchered off during Tottenham's 1-1 draw against West Brom at the weekend, which sparked fears among fans that the Belgian was facing several weeks on the sidelines.

"We need to wait for the scan but we believe it's not a big issue," the Argentine coach told Tottenham's official website.

"He got a knock on his leg but it was better yesterday and today. We need to wait for the result but I hope that it's nothing important."

The sight of Alderweireld punching the turf at the Hawthorns before being carried off was a worrying one but Pochettino is hopeful the 27-year-old will be able to return to action soon.

"In that moment it was tough and from our position it was difficult to see what happened," Pochettino said of Alderweireld's collision with Jan Vertonghen.

"But it wasn't a big issue - a big knock, a heavy knock in his leg - but we hope that it's not a big problem for next week."

Alderweireld has been ruled out of tomorrow's Champions League clash against Bayer Leverkusen with Eric Dier, Kevin Wimmer and Cameron Carter-Vickers vying for a chance to fill in alongside Vertonghen.

Alderweireld has not missed a league game for Spurs since moving to White Hart Lane in the summer of 2015 and Pochettino's comments suggest he could only be forced to miss Saturday's trip to Bournemouth before returning to fitness.

Spurs sit second in Group E and a positive result at the BayArena will represent a big steps towards the knock-out stages of Europe's primary club competition.

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