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Tottenham have been dealt a major blow after Mohammed Kudus was ruled out until April with the thigh injury he sustained last weekend.
Kudus was forced off in the first half against Sunderland and scans have revealed he faces a long spell on the sidelines.
His injury is a huge setback for Spurs, who have just sold Brennan Johnson to Crystal Palace.
Kudus will now miss a key part of the season.
Speaking on Thursday, Thomas Frank said: “Kudus is a bigger one, to the tendon and quad, and don't expect him back until after the March international break.”
The March international break comes at the end of March, meaning at best Kudus will return at the start of April for the final seven Premier League games of the season.
In another blow for Spurs, Frank has confirmed Rodrigo Bentancur could be facing a spell on the sidelines after suffering a hamstring injured in Wednesday’s 3-2 defeat to Bournemouth.
Spurs are still assessing Lucas Bergvall after he was inured against Bournemouth.
Frank said: “Lucas is being assessed today. We'll know more later today with him.
“Same with Rodri. Rodri is a hamstring injury, looks like a bigger one. We don't know the extent yet.”
On Dominic Solanke and Destiny Udogie, Frank said: “Yeah, both of them trained. Both of them are getting closer, definitely.
“Dest is a bit closer than Dom, obviously, because he's only been out for five weeks-ish. So that's, of course, less than six months. But both of them are positive and improving.”
Frank also provided an update on Dejan Kulusevski, saying: “We know it's a complicated injury. If anyone can come back quicker it's Deki.
“The most important thing is to remove the pain in the knee and he got an injection 10 days ago and we'll know in 3-4 weeks whether that has settled and then he can get back on the grass.”
