Alejo Veliz, Santiago and the six Tottenham players who can benefit from the club’s injury list

Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham squad is already starting to feel the effects of injuries with Manor Solomon now expected to miss a lengthy spell of football.

The Israel international has enjoyed a bright start to life at Spurs since his free transfer in the summer but he was set to undergo surgery on Thursday to repair the meniscus in his knee after suffering the freak injury during an innocuous moment in training at Hotspur Way on Tuesday. football.london understands it is not the same knee Solomon injured last season while at Fulham but he is set for a spell on the sidelines as he recovers.

Solomon joins an injury list that includes Ivan Perisic, who Tottenham ruled out for the rest of the season with a cruciate ligament injury, as well as Rodrigo Bentancur, Brennan Johnson, Ryan Sessegnon, Giovani Lo Celso and Alfie Whiteman. James Maddison and Son Heung-min are also being…