Conte handed major Spurs blow ahead of Wolves as Alasdair Gold shares news on 'big loss'

Tottenham will still be without Eric Dier for this afternoon’s meeting with Wolves, Alasdair Gold reports.

Dier had been a regular during the current campaign under both Nuno Espirito Santo and Antonio Conte, featuring in every Premier League game prior to the New Year.

However, the 28-year-old has missed seven of the last eight fixtures in all competitions with a thigh problem, making a brief return against Chelsea last month.

Conte revealed in the week that Dier’s issue isn’t serious, but despite that, he won’t be making a return against Wolves.

As shared by Gold, Conte confirmed less than 48 hours before kick-off that Dier isn’t fit.

The Italian labelled it as a ‘big loss’ and added that he hopes to see him back against Manchester City next week.

Spurs haven’t kept a clean sheet with Dier out, so his continued absence is a major blow for Conte.

No other Spurs defender to have made more than one appearance has made more clearances or committed fewer fouls than Dier, averaging a better match rating than Ben Davies, Japhet Tanganga and Joe Rodon, as per WhoScored.

On that basis, you would include Dier as one of the club’s best three centre-backs, however, Conte won’t be able to call upon him once again.

In other news: Paratici now offers Spurs pre-contract to ‘extraordinary’ ace with two big financial incentives. 

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