Doctor issues injury news on Tottenham midfielder George Abbott
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Tottenham Hotspur midfielder George Abbott is not going to return to training before January due to his injury, according to Dr Rajpal Brar.
The 18-year-old, who made his senior debut in the 4-1 win against Leeds United last season, was ruled out for six weeks at the end of November.
The injury expert claims that his recovery will involve plenty of things, including progression of strength and mobility.
Discussing the state of play with Abbott exclusively with Tottenham News, Dr Brar, a doctor in physical therapy and a sports scientist, said: "His recovery will consist of methodically progressing his strength, mobility and neuromuscular control while gradually increasing activity intensity and making it more sport-specific during the advanced stages.
"If the timeline is around six weeks, then would expect him back in full training around the five-week mark which is right into the new year.
"Nothing suggests he should not be ready before mid-January and right now, he will mainly be focused on rest and recovery currently.
"Regarding the specifics, there isn't anything mentioned about the kind of injury so it is hard to say the ideal course of action."
Abbott moved to Spurs back in 2012 when he was a seven-year-old and has been at the club since then.
Being a defensive midfielder, the Englishman is capable of playing as a right-back as well.
While the 18-year-old is not an immediate part of Ange Postecoglou's first team, this is yet another injury that the club's medical staff has to deal with.
The likes of Ivan Perisic, Rodrigo Bentancur, James Maddison, Micky van de Ven, Ryan Sessegnon and Manor Solomon have all been ruled out until the new year.
In other Tottenham Hotspur news, a player is mooted to have suffered a setback in his rehabilitation and now may be out for longer than first expected.