Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur set to be hit with a huge ban for comments made on Son Heung-min
Tottenham Hotspur are still waiting for the official confirmation from the FA for the length of Rodrigo Bentancur’s ban for his “aggravated breach” of their rules over his comments made on Son Heung-min during a television interview in Uruguay earlier this year.
It is reported that the FA is set to hit the Uruguayan international with a seven-game domestic ban for his conduct. Rodrigo Bentancur later apologized on his official Instagram account and said his comments were a “very bad joke”.
Son Heung-min accepted the apology and insisted that the Tottenham midfielder had “made a mistake”. Although the pair have moved on from the incident, the FA conducted their own survey and decided to charge the 27-year-old.
Now, Bentancur has opened up for the first time since the news broke out earlier this week that the English football’s governing body is set to punish him with a hefty domestic ban. The South American revealed that he has been informed by his agent about a potential lengthy ban but now remains fully focused on international duty.
“My agent rang me and told me he had been notified that this was the sanction,” Bentancur said on international duty (h/t Sky Sports).
“So far, the club haven’t contacted me. I already knew more or less where it was going.
“Now the sanction is out, I want to be calm here with the national team. Then we’ll see when it’s time to go back.”
Bentancur has played an important role for Big Ange this campaign, featuring in 10 of Tottenham’s 11 Premier League games so far, starting seven. The only league match the central midfielder has missed this campaign was Spurs’ home clash with Everton on the second weekend after being concussed in the season-opener at Leicester City.
The £75,000 per week star’s ban could last until the end of 2024 based on the fixtures currently scheduled until then. He featured for Big Ange’s side against newly promoted Ipswich Town last weekend, scoring in the shock 2-1 defeat, but that could be Bentancur’s last game for the north Londoners for over a month.
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As he is expected to be slapped with a seven-game domestic ban and if that starts from immediate effect after the international break, the 27-year-old will next be available for Tottenham’s trip to Nottingham Forest on Boxing Day.
