Tottenham confirm another key star will miss Europa League final after shock surgery

Tottenham Hotspur have just confirmed the severity of Dejan Kulusevski’s injury, and it is not the news that Ange Postecoglou would have wanted a week away from the Europa League final.

Spurs have dealt with major injury crises this season, but it looked like their luck started to turn, with Ange Postecoglou having nearly a fully fit squad to choose from a few weeks ago.

However, since then, James Maddison and Lucas Bergvall have both succumbed to injuries, and many Tottenham fans would have had their heart in their mouths when they saw Kulusevski come off with a knee problem in the first half against Crystal Palace.

The initial prognosis of Kulusevski’s injury seemed promising, but the updates have got progressively worse over the last 24 hours, and the worst has now been confirmed.

Dejan Kulusevski’s Tottenham season is now officially over

Tottenham have now confirmed that the Swede suffered an injury to his right patella after coming together with Marc Guehi on Sunday.

The attacking midfielder has had surgery to fix the issue today and has now embarked on his recovery as he looks set to be fit for the start of next season.

We can confirm that Dejan Kulusevski suffered an injury to his right patella in our Premier League fixture against Crystal Palace last weekend.

Following further specialist consultation, the midfielder has undergone surgery today and will commence his rehabilitation with our… pic.twitter.com/haC3MThcMd

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) May 14, 2025

This comes as a major blow to Ange Postecoglou’s men, who lack creativity in the middle of the park, with Dejan Kulusevski, Bergvall, and Maddison sidelined.

Who will start in Kulusevski’s place in Bilbao?

Postecoglou can tweak his system and has different tactical options to make up for Kulusevski’s loss, but the injury means that the Australian may have to move away from his initial game plan.

The onus will now be on Tottenham’s wide players to create for the side, and with Heung-min Son also only recently returning from injury, it is far from an ideal situation for the Lilywhites.

Kulusevski was the last player that Postecoglou would have wanted to lose on Sunday, and perhaps the Spurs boss’ decision to hand him a start against Palace should be scrutinised.

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