Pedro Porro Out for a Month With Hamstring Injury

Tottenham Hotspur are set to be without Pedro Porro for around a month after the right-back suffered a hamstring injury.

Porro was forced off after just 19 minutes during Tottenham's 3-2 Premier League defeat to Aston Villa on September 19. He had only just returned to the starting XI after missing Spurs' previous two matches with a minor muscular problem.

The injury also forced Porro to withdraw from Spain's squad for their upcoming Nations League fixtures.

According to reports, Tottenham now expect the 27-year-old to spend approximately a month on the sidelines. That would rule him out of the trip to Manchester United on October 10 and make him unavailable for the visit of Coventry City on October 19.

Spurs are instead hoping Porro can recover in time for their Premier League trip to Chelsea on October 24.

Manager Roberto De Zerbi had initially expressed hope that the injury would not prove serious after Porro was substituted against Villa.

“It's a hamstring, I think. Hopefully, it's not a big problem,” De Zerbi said after the match.

Porro's absence leaves Tottenham with a potential problem at right-back, particularly after Djed Spence departed the club during the summer. Archie Gray replaced Porro against Villa and is among the options available to De Zerbi.

For now, Spurs' target is clear: get Porro through his rehabilitation and back available for the Chelsea clash on October 24.