Tottenham defender Rad Dragusin will not join up with the Romania national team after Spurs made it clear they do not want him to.

The centre-back has been out of action since January due to a serious knee injury suffered in a Europa League game.

The 23-year-old damaged his ACL in a match against Elfsborg and has not been back on the field since, although he is closing in on a recovery.

There is hope that the Romanian could return to the pitch by the end of October, with Spurs boss Thomas Frank talking positively about his progress.

Speaking last week, Frank said of Dragusin: ‘He’s progressing well. He’s been on the grass for three weeks now. He is on track. It will be some weeks before he is able to be involved.’

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