Brighton’s ‘fear’ of losing player for extended period dismissed, but he will miss Tottenham clash

Fabian Hürzeler will be without Jan Paul van Hecke for the match against Tottenham. That’s according to Voetbal International, who say

the defender will miss the Tottenham match owing to an injury. The centre-back has made five league starts this season and missed

Brighton’s 4-2 loss to Chelsea last weekend. He has been complaining of a groin injury for some time, and it has recently become more

problematic. On Monday, the Netherlands international underwent testing, and the results revealed that he will be out of play for several

weeks. This means he will miss the match against Tottenham as well as the international break in October.

Ronald Koeman, the manager of the Oranje, has included him on his pre-selection list. The latest blow means Van Hecke will miss the

Netherlands’ games against Hungary and Germany this month. Brighton ‘feared’ the 24-year-old would be absent for a ‘long time’. VI

claims that the test findings demonstrate that his setback is not as severe as previously thought. Van Hecke will miss the weekend’s

encounter against Tottenham, as well as two national team games. This is a ‘huge disappointment’ for the athlete. According to the source,

he should be available after the international break to face Newcastle United on October 19.

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