Tottenham defender to see Neurologist over head injury

Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen to visit a Neurologist after head injury sustained in the first leg UCL semi-final clash at Tottenham Stadium - PASport/EuroSport

Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen will see a neurologist on Thursday, despite reporting no ill effects following a head injury suffered against Ajax.

Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen was due at the club’s training ground on Wednesday afternoon for further assessments following his sickening head injury in the Champions League semi-final with Ajax.

Vertonghen left the pitch during the 1-0 first-leg defeat in worrying fashion after a collision with team-mate Toby Alderweireld left him with a bloodied face and unable to walk unaided.

Spurs later confirmed that he had not suffered a concussion, that all protocols to allow him back on to the pitch were correctly followed and the 32-year-old walked away from the stadium freely after the game.

Concussion protocols require further assessments, which Press Association Sport understands Vertonghen will undergo on Wednesday, but Spurs hope to have him available for the second leg in Amsterdam next week.

However, Vertonghen’s unsuccessful attempt to play on, where he assured referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz he was well enough to continue, has led to brain injury charity Headway calling for the introduction of “temporary concussion substitutions”.

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