Ange Postecoglou admits Ivan Perisic may have played last game for Tottenham
The Croatia international featured as a substitute in Spurs' first five Premier League games of the 2023-24 season under Postecoglou, as well as starting and providing an assist in a 2-1 EFL Cup loss to Fulham.
However, after also setting up Richarlison's equaliser in Tottenham's enthralling 2-1 comeback success over Sheffield United on September 16, Perisic became the latest high-profile victim of an ACL problem sustained in training.
The 34-year-old immediately underwent surgery, but it was feared that he would miss the rest of the season, potentially bringing an unfortunate end to his Tottenham career ahead of his contract expiry in the summer.
Perisic has supposedly not given up hope of representing Croatia at Euro 2024, and speaking ahead of Friday's FA Cup third-round encounter with Burnley, Postecoglou was asked whether the winger had a chance of recovering in time for the end of the season.
However, the Australian was pessimistic about the 34-year-old's chances of playing for Tottenham again before the campaign draws to a close, suggesting that he will not be seen in the Lilywhites kit again.
«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,» the Evening Standard quotes Postecoglou as saying.
«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. But yeah, he won't…
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