Tottenham Hotspur have had a mixed-bag start to the 2024/25 Premier League and struggled for consistency, which was proven in their 2-1 loss to Ipswich Town at home recently.

With the minimum of six matches, Bentancur would miss Premier League games against Manchester City, Fulham, Bournemouth, Chelsea and Southampton as well as the EFL Cup quarter-final against Manchester United. The seventh match is against Liverpool in the Premier League, should the ban be any longer.

Tottenham are braced for midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur to be hit with a seven-match ban for making a racial slur, talkSPORT understands. Bentancur was filmed on Uruguayan TV making derogatory

Tottenham's Rodrigo Bentancur has been hit by a seven-game suspension, following a racist remark towards South Korean teammate Son Heung-min.

Uruguayan midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur was filmed in June saying that South Korean people "look the same" in a television interview which was conducted in Spanish

Warning: Some may find quotes within this article offensive; Spurs midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur believes he is set for a lengthy ban for racial slur about team-mate Heung-Min Son and East and Southeas

Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur speaks for first time on expected seven-game ban - The midfielder is expected to be hit with a hefty ban

Rodrigo Bentancur is anticipating a severe sanction from the FA for his alleged racist remark about South Koreans whilst on Uruguayan TV in the summer.