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Dier misses out on Tottenham preseason tour with undisclosed injury

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Tottenham midfielder Eric Dier's injury-riddled year continues.

Dier will miss Spurs' preseason tour of Singapore and Shanghai after the club identified an undisclosed injury upon the England international's return to first-team duties.

"Eric Dier has undergone a medical procedure to correct an issue detected during medical assessments on the first day of preseason training," Tottenham announced in a statement Saturday. "Following the successful procedure, Eric will now undertake a short period of rehabilitation."

Dier was sidelined twice last season, for a month each time, after an appendectomy in December was followed by a hip concern in March. Dier's 20 Premier League appearances during the 2018-19 campaign were his fewest since breaking through with Tottenham's first team ahead of the 2014-15 season.

The 25-year-old will now face more competition for midfield spots after Spurs shattered a club record in luring French international Tanguy Ndombele from Lyon for a £54-million fee.

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