He is hopeful he will be fit enough to return in time for the North London Derby.
The defender was ruled out of Spurs’ Premier League clash against Newcastle United on Sunday afternoon.
Picking up a quad injury, the 23-year-old made way for Radu Dragusin, who partnered Cristian Romero for the Lilywhites’ 2-1 defeat at St. James’ Park.
Spurs handed Micky van de Ven injury boost
However, with Ange Postecoglou already downplaying how serious Van de Ven’s latest injury setback is, according to a recent report from BBC Sport, the no-nonsense Aussie is expecting to welcome the centre-back in time for this month’s North London Derby against bitter-rivals Arsenal.
Although he is set to miss the Netherlands’ upcoming Nations League fixtures against Bosnia and Germany, Van de Ven is ‘confident’ he will be available for selection for Spurs’ home match against Arsenal on the 15th of September.
Should Spurs’ number 37 be included in Postecoglou’s matchday plans later this month, the 23-year-old will likely replace Dragusin at the heart of his side’s defence.
Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou is already being forced to deal with injury concerns in the early weeks of the season.
Spurs have now entered the first international break of the campaign and have four points to their name in the Premier League.
Postecoglou’s side fell to a 2-1 defeat away at Newcastle United on Sunday before the hiatus began, and some star players missed the fixture due to injury.
Micky van de Ven was not involved in the game due to a fitness concern. Instead, Postecoglou started January signing Radu Dragusin alongside Cristian Romero at the heart of the Tottenham defence at St James’ Park.
Postecoglou confirmed before the match why Van de Van was left out, and was hopeful that, after the international break, the centre-back would have recovered from the fitness issue.
“Micky was close in training this week but with the international break he’s not quite 100 per cent,” Postecoglou told the media before Tottenham’s defeat to Newcastle on Sunday “Part of me was keen to give Radu [Dragusin] a run, especially at this venue, so yeah we’re going with Radu today.”
“No, not really,” Postecoglou added, when asked if he was disappointed by Van de Ven’s absence. “It’s nothing serious. We’ve got a heaped programme straight after the international break so we’re going to need all our back four. So getting Radu a game today I think is a positive thing for us.”
Dominic Solanke also missed the defeat to Newcastle as he was sidelined with a foot injury. The summer signing from Bournemouth also missed the win over Everton the previous week, but Postecoglou stated in his latest press conference that he hopes Solanke will return after the international break.
“Dom is close but we’re going to be a bit cautious with him, we’ve got a big programme post the international break, so he’ll miss out on Sunday,” Postecoglou told SPURSPLAY on August 30.
Richarlison is another player that has been added to Tottenham’s injury list. Postecoglou revealed last week that the Brazil international had suffered an injury during training in the build-up to the trip to Newcastle, and is set for a spell on the sidelines.
“The only other one we got midweek is Richarlison, who unfortunately picked up an injury in training, so he’ll probably miss the next few weeks,” said Postecoglou last week.
Spurs will return after the international break on Sunday, September 15 in the North London Derby against Arsenal.
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