Tottenham injury fears as summer signing leaves training after seven minutes

The Spurs centre-back joined from Brighton in a £52m deal this summer and has been a mainstay in the back line for Roberto De Zerbi.He appears to be the latest victim of this international break, though. The Netherlands held an open training session in Zeist ahead of their match against Greece.Footage shows Van Hecke participating in the early stages of the session before having a conversation with head coach Xavi and taking a seat in the dugout.Reports in the Dutch media say he lasted just seven minutes.It is not yet clear whether his withdrawal was pre-planned or if it is down to a new injury. Xavi will provide an update at his pre-match press conference on Wednesday evening.The Dutch national team will soon confirm their travelling squad for the match, and it remains to be seen if Van Hecke will be involved.Van Hecke has started next to Virgil van Dijk in the centre of defence in both the Netherlands’ matches so far in this international break, a draw with Germany and defeat of Serbia. He completed 90 minutes in both matches.Should he be ruled out, Arsenal’s Jurrien Timber has been named as a candidate to replace him.Der Oranje have had dour luck with injuries in this window, with Sunderland’s Briaan Brobbey, Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo, and Lutsharel Geertruida all forced to withdraw early.Tottenham are also facing a lengthy and growing injury list, with Pedro Porro, Dejan Kulusevski and Mykhailo Mudryk among those sidelined.