BREAKING: Tottenham provide Rodrigo Bentancur injury update as statement released

Rodrigo Bentancur suffered a hamstring injury last week

Tottenham Hotspur have announced that Rodrigo Bentancur has undergone surgery on his right hamstring. The 28-year-old midfielder suffered the muscle injury during Spurs' 3-2 defeat to Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium earlier this month.

Bentancur will now begin rehabilitation with medical staff at Hotspur Way. In an official statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, the Lilywhites announced the procedure and said: "We're all with you, Lolo [white heart emoji]."

The Uruguay international was replaced by Archie Gray towards the end of the clash on the south coast. Shortly after Bentancur came off, Antoine Semenyo, who joined Manchester City a couple of days later, fired the Cherries ahead to clinch three crucial points .

Speaking to reporters on Thursday afternoon ahead of Tottenham's defeat to Aston Villa in the FA Cup third round, Thomas Frank offered his first thoughts on the injury . The Dane said: "Rodri has a hamstring injury, looks like a bigger one unfortunately.

"We don't know the time frame, that we also will know later," added the Spurs boss. Bentancur has already featured 28 times across all competitions this season, starting all but six of Spurs' games.

Only Guglielmo Vicario (2,610), Pedro Porro (2,560), and Micky van de Ven (2,510) have played more minutes than the Uruguayan (2,072), who's also a regular in the starting lineup for his country.

Rodrigo Bentancur and Trevoh Chalobah clashed during Tottenham Hotspur's defeat to Chelsea

In an effort to reward Bentancur and reflect his standing among the squad, he was offered a new long-term contract in October. The midfielder, who joined Tottenham from Juventus in January 2022, was delighted to put pen to paper.

"I feel really good and I'm very happy to continue my story with this fantastic club," said Bentancur. "My family are happy; I have fantastic friends and team-mates who work hard every day. I love this Club and feel really good here.

"Winning the Europa League was a fantastic moment and we want to build on this now, to win more trophies. We have a new Head Coach, a new captain and I want to enjoy many more years at the Club."

Thomas Frank was delighted to tie Rodrigo Bentancur down to a new deal at Tottenham Hotspur

Meanwhile, Frank said: "I'm extremely happy that Rodrigo has committed his future to the Club. It shows his belief in what we are building here and that we are starting a journey which we hope will be really special.

"Rodri is a big part of that. He's a fantastic midfielder who can dictate games and be the glue that holds the team together. He also has the ability to arrive in the penalty area, create goals and score them, too."