Ange Postecoglou explains Timo Werner Tottenham absence and his Son Heung-min Aston Villa update

Ange Postecoglou has revealed that Timo Werner has been missing for Tottenham due to a hamstring injury. The German returned to on a season-long loan deal last summer but the 2024/25 campaign has proved to be an extremely frustrating one for the attacker.

The 29-year-old has been restricted to 27 appearances in all competitions for the north London club this season, with the player only starting four times in the Premier League. did feature regularly in the Europa League league phase in the first half of the season but was then cut from the squad for the knockout rounds.

Since returning in February from a hamstring injury sustained in the FA Cup third round tie at Tamworth at the beginning of the year, . Werner did play eight minutes of the 1-0 defeat against Manchester City but since then has not been included in the last nine Premier League matchday squads.

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Amid question marks over his absence with academy ace Damola Ajayi recently making the 20-man matchday party in the draw at West Ham, has opened up on why Werner has been missing.

"He's injured, mate. He's injured. He's got a hamstring injury," the 59-year-old told football.london.

Tottenham's next Premier League game comes on Friday when they travel to Aston Villa. The fixture in the Midlands presents Postecoglou with another opportunity to increase .

"He'll definitely play tomorrow," . "Whether he'll start or not we'll see. He reacted well to Sunday and it makes sense to get him more match minutes whether it's starting or playing half of the game."

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