Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou confirmed that club captain Son Heung-min will not take part in the midweek UEFA Europa League match against AZ Alkmaar.

The 32-year-old forward only recently returned from a hamstring injury sustained in Tottenham’s first Europa League match of the season against Qarabağ FK.

Son missed Tottenham’s matches against Manchester United, Ferencváros and Brighton & Hove Albion before returning with a goal against West Ham United after the October international break.

Ahead of Tottenham’s match against AZ, Postecoglou explained that the club was already planning to rest him after he played 70 minutes against West Ham in the 4-1 win.

“Sonny was a bit sore after the weekend, he was never going to be involved tomorrow anyway because he missed a bit,” Postecoglou said. “So we’ll leave him out tomorrow and see how he does.”

Postecoglou could call on Timo Werner in Son’s absence. Werner started the three games he missed and recorded one assist in the defeat at Brighton.

While 17-year-old Mikey Moore showed composure in his start against Ferencváros, AZ are the strongest team Spurs have faced in Europe so far and Postecoglou could use him in place of Werner later in the match.

Son has been in strong form for Spurs this season, scoring three goals and two assists in six Premier League appearances. He hopes to return to action this weekend for his side’s visit to Selhurst Park to take on Crystal Palace.

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