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Radu Dragusin joined Tottenham last January Tottenham Hotspur defender Radu Dragusin is set to miss the rest of the season after injuring the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. The 23-year-old suffered the injury during Tottenham's defeat of Elfsborg in the Europa League last week and has to have surgery. He is expected to be out for at least six months and some ACL injuries can keep players out of action for up to a year. Tottenham said Dragusin "will be assessed by our medical team to determine when he can return to training". Dragusin started 21 of Tottenham's past 23 games. The Romania international joins Destiny Udogie, Guglielmo Vicario, James Maddison, Brennan Johnson, Timo Werner, Wilson Odobert, Cristian Romero and Dominic Solanke on the sidelines, while fellow defenders Micky van de Ven and Ben Davies have only recently returned to action. Dragusin joined Tottenham from Genoa in a £25m deal in January 2024. On Sunday, Tottenham signed Austria defender Kevin Danso on loan for the rest of the season, with a purchase option worth £21m. On Monday, they had a £70m offer for England defender Marc Guehi rejected by Crystal Palace, but signed 19-year-old attacker Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich. The number of absentees continues to grow for manager Ange Postecoglou. Spurs have suffered 27 separate injuries since the start of the 2024-25 campaign. Of the 24 Tottenham players to start a Premier League match this season - and not including new arrival Antonin Kinsky - only Pedro Porro, Dejan Kulusevski, Lucas Bergvall, Brandon Austin and Sergio Reguilon have not missed a game through injury. Of the 37 matches Tottenham have played in all competitions this season, five players have missed over half them, while seven have missed 10 or more. Forward Wilson Odobert, who had surgery on a hamstring injury in November, has been absent for 30 games, striker Richarlison has missed 24 and centre-back Micky van de Ven has been out for 21 matches. Sunday's 2-0 victory at Brentford ended a seven-match winless streak in the Premier League, during which Postecoglou had bemoaned his side's bad luck with injuries. "Every time I've seen the light at the end of the tunnel, it's usually been an oncoming train, " he said. Busting myths about causes of Spurs' injury crisis 'An unbelievably sought-after player' - who is Spurs signing Tel? Latest Tottenham news, analysis and fan views Get Tottenham news sent straight to your phone Football latest: Transfer window analysis, Dragusin suffers ACL & Steidten leaves West Ham 'A brutal reality for Man Utd' - Mc Nulty's deadline day verdict Lions watch: Who impressed in Six Nations round one? Rosa Parks and the battle for racial equality Revisiting Rosa Parks' story on what would have been her 112th birthday Wales’s historic victory over England in 2013 The very best action from the last quarter century of the competition How toxic and widespread is fake alcohol? Drinks with toxic ingredients have been linked to deaths and poisonings in Turkey and India in 2024 A brand new DI lands on Saint Marie Londoner Mervin Wilson ruffles some feathers as he clashes with the island’s way of life 'A brutal reality for Man Utd' - Mc Nulty's deadline day verdict All the transfer deadline day done deals 'An unbelievably sought-after player' - who is Spurs signing Tel? Lions watch: Who impressed in Six Nations round one? Best free agent ever? The story behind Barkley's stunning season Five talking points from opening Six Nations games Chiefs bid for immortality - countdown to Super Bowl 59 begins 'Who are you? ' Everyone knows who Lewis-Skelly is now Were Australia really 16-0 better than England? 'Tenacity, endeavour, composure' - how Arsenal earned statement win The painful divorce of Marcus Rashford and Manchester United Mumbai mauling shows Mc Cullum has the tough challenge he wanted 'The perfect batter for his time' - meet India's latest record-breaker England high-energy gameplan leaves them vulnerable - Dawson How Forest's Elanga & Gibbs-White 'ran Brighton ragged' Video How Forest's Elanga & Gibbs-White 'ran Brighton ragged' 'Best midfield in the league' - Keown praises Liverpool trio. Video'Best midfield in the league' - Keown praises Liverpool trio 'A one-man show' - the legacy of transfer king Raiola Nurmagomedov v Makhachev - who leads lightweight GOAT race? 'The prince who never became king' - Neymar returns to Santos The night the Super Bowl lights went out in New Orleans Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.