Soccer-Tottenham expect Bentancur to be out for around two months

Soccer Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - November 26, 2023 Tottenham Hotspur's Rodrigo Bentancur walks off the pitch to be substituted after sustaining an injury Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra/ File photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur expect Uruguay midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur to be out for at least two months with an ankle injury, manager Ange Postecoglou said on Friday.

The 26-year-old, who only recently returned from a nine-month lay-off because of a serious knee injury, hobbled off in the first half of Spurs' 2-1 Premier League defeat by Aston Villa last Sunday.