Eight players could miss Tottenham vs Bodo/Glimt after triple injury blow confirmed

Bodo/Glimt could end up being without five key players for the impending Europa League semi-final clash against . The first leg will take place this evening at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with the second leg scheduled for the following week in Norway.

In the lead up to that European clash, Bodo/Glimt have been dealt a far worse hand than Spurs regarding injuries and suspensions. Radu Dragusin has already been ruled out for the rest of the season but there was a tense wait on Son Heung-min.

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"No, he won't feature tomorrow night," the Spurs manager admitted in a press conference. "He's training, but he's still separate from the group. He is improving and hopefully we can get him back sooner rather than later."

In terms of positive news, meanwhile, Postecoglou has welcomed Dejan Kulusevski, Richarlison and Kevin Danso back into the fold, while also keeping Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven fit.

During their quarter-final second leg against Lazio in Italy, captain Patrick Berg and fellow central midfielder Hakon Evjen both picked up yellow cards which will see them suspended for the fixture in north London.

Andreas Helmersen, who scored the crucial goal in extra-time to send the clash to penalties, was also sent off which means he will be forced to serve a one-match ban. Four days on from that huge victory, another major concern arrived.

Just 14 minutes into their Eliteserien clash against Molde, Ole Blomberg was forced with a foot injury and he was later seen leaving Aker Stadium with a protective boot on. He unsurprisingly missed the next two games and fresh concerns arrived in both of those.

Though a rotated starting XI was deployed for the 5-1 cup victory over Junkeren, some key players were involved with right-back Daniel Bassi forced off at half-time. This past Sunday, he was absent from the squad that beat KFUM Oslo at the same time Spurs were put to the sword by Liverpool.

. However, the prognosis on those issues is not as bad as first feared with Bodo/Glimt head coach Kjetil Knutsen issuing a rather cryptic update

"We're testing them today [Wednesday], either they are ready to play or be ready to be part of the squad," he revealed. "If they aren't ready then someone else will play, that is football, you will have to [wait and] see."

The suspension blows are very clear, however, with Berg, Evjen and Helmersen, all set to miss out and therefore it was no surprise that all three started at the weekend but star striker Kasper Hogh was on the bench.

The Bodo/Glimt talisman has struggled with injury in the past and was therefore rested but he came off the bench and even scored a seven-minute brace.