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Tottenham suffer injury blow as Bentancur ruled out for seven games

Uruguayan midfielder set to miss crucial Premier League and Champions League fixtures

Bentancur picked up knock in Spurs' defeat to Leicester

Tottenham have been dealt a major injury blow with the news that Rodrigo Bentancur will be out for seven games after being found guilty of violent conduct by the Football Association (FA). The Uruguayan midfielder was involved in an incident with Leicester City's Ayoze Perez during Spurs' 4-1 defeat at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. Bentancur was initially shown a yellow card for the challenge, but the FA later reviewed the incident and decided to charge him with violent conduct. The 25-year-old has now been banned for three matches, which will rule him out of Tottenham's Premier League games against Manchester United, West Ham United and Chelsea. He will also miss the first leg of the club's Champions League semi-final against Manchester United , and the second leg of the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City. The news of Bentancur's ban is a major blow for Tottenham, who are already without a number of key players due to injury. Harry Kane, Son Heung-min, Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison are all currently out of action, and their absence has been a major factor in the team's recent struggles. Tottenham have lost four of their last five games in all competitions, and they are now seventh in the Premier League table. The club will be hoping that Bentancur can return to action as soon as possible, but his absence is likely to have a significant impact on their hopes of finishing in the top four. In the meantime, Spurs will have to find a way to cope without their influential midfielder. Oliver Skipp and Pape Matar Sarr are the most likely candidates to replace Bentancur in the team, but they are both relatively inexperienced. Tottenham will need to find a way to get more from their other players if they are to have any chance of success without Bentancur.