Tottenham suffered a brutal injury as star defender Micky van de Ven was forced to defeat Aston Villa

Tottenham fans have been dealt a brutal blow to see star defender Micky van de Ven suffering another injury.

The Dutchman, who has been one of Ange Postecogloumost important signings, only lasted 49 minutes in the 4-0 victory Aston Villa.

Collapse to the ground after a key sliding block Leon BaileyThe centre-back gestured towards his hamstring, which could have been very bad news.

However, Postecoglou's media update allayed some fears.

“I don't think I thought it was that bad talking to him,” he said. “I don't think it seemed like anything significant.

“It's disappointing for him, he was outstanding in the first half, he was brilliant and he's been brilliant all year, so I hope it's not too bad.

The disappointment of Spurs fans was quickly overcome in the short term, with James Maddison scoring the first goal of the game a minute later and then Brennan Johnson It soon made it 2-0.

Villa's chances almost ended when John McGinn was sent off in the 65th minute for violently removing Destiny Udogie.

Heung-min Son and Timo Werner completed the rout, giving Spurs an advantage in the race to finish in the top four.

But in the long term, a period on the sidelines for Van de Ven could be detrimental to the north London side.

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Signed in the summer from Wolfsburg for £34.5m, the 22-year-old has been a revelation for Spurs.

However, his impact was already felt during a long-term injury from November to January.

To make up for the loss, the Spurs beat Bayern Munich to Radu Dragusin in the January window, with the Romanian replacing the injured Van de Ven.

And it will probably be called much more, since Postecoglou will allow Eric Dier go to Bayern in January.