Conte says Son won't play for Spurs until after World Cup

On Friday Antonio Conte confirmed that

has gone under surgery after suffering an injury during the game against Marseille in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Conte said the South Korean forward will not play for

before the

and whether he will be fit for the tournament in Qatar is unclear.

"Today [Friday], Sonny is having his surgery. It's a pity, it's a pity for him. I hope for him to recover for the World Cup,"

Conte told Sky Sports.

"For sure, to play the last three games with us will be impossible. This is not a lucky period for us, with Kulusevski, Richarlison and Romero out, now Sonny.

"Lucas Moura is up and down with a problem in his tendon. It's not easy, but we are trying to face the situation in the best possible way.”

Paul Pogba, Raphael Varane, Reece James, Kyle Walker, Kalvin Phillips, Timo Werner, and Kante are among the players that either has been ruled out or doubtful for the World Cup but Conte who himself missed Euro 1996 through injury believes players will not play with caution to avoid injury.

Conte said:

"No, honestly. I was a player, and I missed the European Championship in England because I had a serious injury in the final of the Champions League, Juventus against Ajax in 1996.

"Absolutely not. I can only speak about my players, the player wants to play in every single game, to try to win.

"I don't know or like players that think to save themselves to play a competition like this, because it means you have a selfish player.”

The 2022 World Cup begins on November 20 and concludes on December 18.

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