Ange Postecoglou issues Destiny Udogie and Timo Werner injury update ahead of Tottenham vs Roma

Ange Postecoglou has confirmed that there are "no issues" with Destiny Udogie and Timo Werner's fitness ahead of Tottenham's Europa League showdown against Roma. Both played their part in Saturday's 4-0 win over Manchester City but the duo did give Spurs fans cause for concern in the closing minutes of the contest.

Udogie went to ground on the cusp of full-time and had to be replaced by Djed Spence for what remained of the game. Werner then had a huge role to play in Brennan Johnson's stoppage-time goal but some noted that he didn't look entirely comfortable after putting the ball on a plate for his teammate.

The duo were spotted on the training pitch at Hotspur Way on Wednesday morning and Postecoglou allayed any fears over the pair when speaking in his pre-match press conference. "They're both OK mate, no issues," he told football.london in what was a very short and sweet response.

Tottenham do look set to be without a number of players once again for their match with Roma. Micky van de Ven, Wilson Odobert and Richarlison remain on the sidelines and it appears that Cristian Romero and Mikey Moore won't feature again as they were not spotted taking part in training.

Guglielmo Vicario recently joined the players in the treatment room after undergoing surgery on Monday for a fracture of his right ankle. During Postecoglou's press conference, the Australian revealed all about the Italian's injury and mentioned that his absence will be months rather than weeks.

"I guess, a bit of a shock first of all," he said. "We saw he picked up an injury during the game. We saw at half-time but there was no doubt about him continuing. You kind of digest that. Post game he was sore but he played 60 minutes with a sore ankle. We will tape it up and go again.

"But, and I guess externally now people realise, it is a testament to him as a person. He is as tough as nails, as tough as they come. The fact he played at that level for 60 minutes with a fractured ankle was quite outstanding.

"When the shock off it wears off, you process he is going to be missing for a while. Knowing him, he will push the limits as to how long that is and you will get daily updates about that through his Instagram.

"Big blow, but for him personally I guess because he was having an outstanding season for us and really growing as a leader within the group. But we have dealt with setbacks before and we will deal with this."

On a possible return date, he added: "Not really. It’s not going to be weeks, it’ll be months. He’s had surgery and there’s certain timelines.

"Because it is Vic, and I don’t like giving timelines so early in a process like that because it puts undue pressure on the players and some expectations, but once we get past the rehab stage and he’s getting out there we’ll have a clearer idea."

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