Kyle Walker undergoes surgery after five months with abdominal injury at Tottenham

  • Walker goes under the knife after five months out through injury
  • Club say specialists advised England right back to undergo surgery
  • Walker missed out on World Cup in Brazil  

By Matt Morlidge for MailOnline

Published: 13:27 EST, 2 September 2014 | Updated: 13:40 EST, 2 September 2014

Kyle Walker has undergone lower abdominal surgery after missing Tottenham's pre-season preparations, the club have confirmed.

The England right back has been out for five months with the problem, which ruled him out of the World Cup in Brazil.

The club report that further medical assessment by specialists prompted him to go under the knife. 

On the road to recovery: Tottenham defender Kyle Walker has undergone lower abdominal surgery

On the road to recovery: Tottenham defender Kyle Walker has undergone lower abdominal surgery

Young star: Walker had been ruled out for five months with the injury and missed the World Cup with England

Young star: Walker had been ruled out for five months with the injury and missed the World Cup with England

The north London club had initially hoped to avoid surgery, but resorted to sending the player for an operation in a bid to fix the long-standing problem.

'Kyle is good some days. On other days he has a bad feeling,' boss Mauricio Pochettino said last month.

'We believe he may recover soon, but we need to be calm with him because it is an injury that he has had for five months.'

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