Remember the halcyon days of [checks notes] yesterday when I posted that a high ankle sprain like the one Lucas Bergvall sustained in Tuesday’s 2-0 Champions League win over Dortmund had an average recovery time of 6-8 weeks, and if there was no surgery involved that we might want to take the under on his eventual return? Well, I’ve got some bad news for you. According to Tom Barclay writing in the S-n (and yes, Tom Barclay is the only good writer at the S-n and you definitely don’t have to click that link, I’m just doing my journalistic due diligence), Bergvall will now undergo surgery for that high ankle sprain. Looks like we may want to take the over on that recovery time.
It sucks for Bergvall and it sucks for us. The article says a 3 month recovery time is now more likely than not, and I’d say there’s a chance it could last longer, because he will need time to get back to training and recover strength, all things that take time. If you want a grimly optimistic take, it’s this — Spurs’ medical team identified the need for surgery quickly and there won’t be an extended time period of mucking around wondering if Lucas will be able to rehabilitate without it, only to end up having surgery later. It is, if you’ll pardon the term, something of a clean break, and now we know.
But man, it’s a real bummer. Bergvall was just starting to round into some form after recovering from a concussion earlier in the season, and was coming off of a quite nice performance paired with Archie Gray in central midfield. Losing him now just sucks, and there’s no getting around that.
Maybe he’ll be back in time for the end of season run-in, and that’d be nice. But it’s just another crappy moment for this injury-ravaged team, and Spurs will now need to make do with a shortened midfield for the rest of the season unless they decide to add another player with a week to go in the January window.
Boo, I say. Booooooo!
UPDATE: The club socials have confirmed it, and the surgery has already taken place.
