Injury expert Dr Rajpal Brar has provided a worrying update on Tottenham striker Dominic Solanke, who remains sidelined with a knee injury.

Solanke, one of Tottenham's key summer signings, arrived from Bournemouth in a £65 million deal. Since joining, he has made a significant contribution, scoring 11 goals and providing six assists in 29 appearances in all competitions.

However, his season has been hampered by a knee injury picked up in Spurs' 3-2 defeat to Everton in January. The injury has already forced him to miss 11 games and his return date has now been pushed further back.

Initial reports suggested that Solanke would be back in action by mid-February, but Dr Rajpal Brar has now revealed that his recovery is taking longer than expected and his return has been pushed back to March.

Speaking to Tottenham News, he said:

“Based on the mechanism of the injury, knee twisting per Ange, this sounds like either a Grade 2 ligament injury or a meniscus injury.

“Initially, it sounded like would’ve been back in training by mid-February but he’s now set to be out longer than expected initially and does not seem likely to return until March.

“He’s not going to need surgery but it’s just the nature of these injuries.“

With their attacking options already depleted by injuries to Wilson Odobert and Timo Werner, Solanke's injury forced Tottenham to enter the January transfer market in search of reinforcements.

A move for Bayern Munich youngster Mathys Tel was also initially rejected, but manager Ange Postecoglou was able to convince the player to join on loan just before the transfer deadline.

Tottenham will now be hoping that Solanke's recovery progresses smoothly so that he can return and bolster their attacking options as they push for a strong finish to the season.