Érik Lamela will not travel with the Tottenham Hotspur squad on their tour of the United States and he will not be fit until late September at best, as he continues his rehabilitation from a long-term hip problem.
Mauricio Pochettino, the manager, has decided to leave his injured players in London and it means Danny Rose will stay behind as well. The left-back underwent surgery in May to the knee problem that wrecked the second half of his season and he is a fitness doubt for the beginning of the new campaign.
Moussa Sissoko, who the club are looking to sell, has not travelled because of a virus while Heung-min Son has remained at home because of an arm injury. Pochettino has not taken Marcus Edwards, having given the 18-year-old attacking midfielder time off after his participation for England at the European under-19 championship.
Lamela’s last appearance for Tottenham came on 25 October – at Liverpool in the EFL Cup – and it has been a deeply frustrating period for him, with the injury having failed to respond to treatment. He was eventually sent for an operation on 1 April but the road to full fitness continues to look arduous.
Tottenham travel to the US on Wednesday, where they will play friendlies against Paris St-Germain in Orlando, Roma in New York and Manchester City in Nashville.
