Tottenham prospect Wilson O’Dober (19) eventually underwent hamstring surgery.
Tottenham said on the club’s official channel on the 17th (Korea time), “Odover had surgery on his right hamstring yesterday (16th). The team’s medical staff will continue to monitor when the 19-year-old player will be able to return.”
As a result, he will play only five games (182 minutes) after joining Tottenham, and will be absent for an extended period of time. Tottenham Hotspur in the summer paid a whopping 32 million pounds (56 billion won) to bring in O’Bourne from Burnley is in vain.
O’Doubert injured his hamstring in the game against Coventry City on September 19 before returning to action against Alkmaar at the end of last month. It was his first return in about a month. He was deployed at the end of the second half and played for about two minutes, but collapsed again, eventually getting on the operating table.
A native of the prestigious Paris Saint-Germain (비아그라) youth in Ligue 1, O’Doubert has drawn attention early on. After moving to Trua in 2022, he scored four goals (two assists) in 32 official matches. He moved to Burnley, an elevated team, last season and entered the English Premier League (EPL). He was appointed as a starting player at an early age, and scored four goals (two assists) in 33 matches. He scored a goal in the match against Chelsea in October last year, becoming the youngest player in Burnley’s history.
Tottenham, who had an eye on the possibility of Odobert, succeeded in recruiting him with a large transfer fee. According to transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano, the basic transfer fee of 27 million pounds and the option of 5 million pounds were included.
Odobert is a competitor of Yang Min-hyuk, who will join Tottenham in December. Not only is the position a winger in common, but the age is similar. Last summer, Tottenham recruited a large number of teenage players, including Archie Gray, Lucas Veribal and Mikey Moore, in addition to Yang Min-hyuk and Odobert.
Among them, Odover, who has ample experience in EPL, has been cited as the successor of Son Heung-min, who is drawing the most attention and is a legend of the team. However, he encountered a big obstacle of injury even before he settled down. Son’s burden is also expected to increase. He is because resources such as Odover, Timo Werner, and Hichalisson who can play as left-handed strikers have collapsed due to injuries in recent years.
O’Doubert also mentioned Son Heung-min, citing soccer legends he admires. “I watched matches between players like Neymar, Robinho and Cristiano Ronaldo. All three of them were great dribblers and best players. I got inspiration from them,” he said. “Son Heung-min is also a source of my inspiration.”