Dele Alli ruled out for four weeks with hamstring injury for Tottenham

Dele Alli has been ruled out for around four weeks with an injury set back in a huge blow for Tottenham Hotspur.

The midfielder had only just returned from two weeks out with a hamstring problem picked up on international duty with England but is now looking at another month out.

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Alli, 22, will miss Tottenham’s Champions League clash with Barcelona at Wembley next week and is likely to be out when Manchester City visit in the Premier League later next month.

Alli had to withdraw from Gareth Southgate’s squad during the international break three weeks ago when he picked up the initial injury in the Nations League match against Spain.

Out for an extended period

He missed England’s friendly against Switzerland and was unavailable for Tottenham’s subsequent two matches, the Premier League match game with Liverpool and Champions League fixture against Inter Milan, which they both narrowly lost.

Alli returned against Brighton and Hove Albion in the league last weekend, making an appearance as a substitute for Lucas Moura for the last 12 minutes to ease him back into action.

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Alli starred on his full return against Watford in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night. He was made captain for the evening as Spurs played at Stadium:MK, while they complete work on their new stadium, scored a penalty during the match and the winner in the shootout.

But he will now be out for an extended period as he tries to fully solve his injury issues.