Mohammed Kudus Injury Update: What Happened to Him?
On Sunday, January 4, 2026, Mohammed Kudus limped off in the first half of Tottenham Hotspur’s 1–1 draw against Sunderland at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, clutching his left leg and lasting only 19 minutes before being replaced by Randal Kolo Muani. Tottenham Tiers (@TottenhamTiers) reported on X that scans have revealed Mohammed Kudus's injury is worse than initially feared.
Scans since then have shown the injury is “worse than first feared,” and Spurs have already ruled him out of Wednesday’s Premier League trip to Bournemouth, with talk he could miss multiple matches. Spurs Army (@SpursArmyTweets) reported on X that scans have revealed Mohammed Kudus's injury is worse than originally feared.
Mohammed Kudus Injury Details
Kudus has had a stop‑start few seasons with a mix of muscle and impact injuries, plus one long rib issue. Over roughly the last three years:
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April 2023: hamstring/muscle injury (Ajax), out from 7 April to early May.
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November 2023: short spell out with illness.
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March 2024: knee injury, sidelined around 11 days.
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April 2025: minor muscle injury, early April absence.
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November 2025: “knock” that kept him out between 2 and 21 November.
Historical but important: ruptured rib with Ghana in November 2021, which cost him about three months and remains his longest layoff.
The current Tottenham problem is a fresh thigh/leg issue picked up vs Sunderland, not just a recurrence of those older injuries, which is why the medical staff are being cautious rather than rushing a timeline.
When will Mohammed Kudus Return?
Right now, there’s no fixed return date. Tottenham’s official line is that Kudus is “most likely” out of the Bournemouth game while they wait for the full picture from scans, and multiple reports say he’s expected to miss “several matches” with this thigh problem.
It’s unclear if that means two or six, but the tone from both club and reporters suggests this isn’t a one‑game absence and could run through a chunk of January depending on how his leg responds to treatment.
Mohammed Kudus Career Stats With Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham only signed Kudus recently, so his Spurs sample size is still small compared to his Ajax and West Ham numbers. Using the Premier League’s and database trackers’ early Spurs stats, here’s a simplified view of his Tottenham career so far:
| Season | Competition | Matches | Goals | Assists |
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| 2025–26 | Premier League | 18 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025–26 | All competitions | 24 | 7 | 4 |
These numbers sit on top of his West Ham output, where he hit 8 league goals in 33 Premier League games in 2023–24 and added more across cups, underlining why Spurs were willing to build a right‑side attack around him.
Impact on Tottenham Hotspur Lineup
Kudus’ injury hits Tottenham in a sensitive spot. Against Sunderland, Kolo Muani shifted wide after coming on, but he didn’t fully replicate Kudus’ 1‑v‑1 threat, leaving Spurs narrower and a bit easier to funnel into the middle.
With Brennan Johnson already sold to Crystal Palace, Thomas Frank is now short of a natural right winger, which is why internal voices and outside reports are suddenly talking again about a January forward signing.
For the Bournemouth trip and the next few games, expect:
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Kolo Muani or a left‑sider (like Wilson Odobert) to be flipped to the right.
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Pedro Porro is likely to be given even more license to bomb forward from right‑back to provide the width that Kudus usually supplies higher up.
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Extra creative burden on Richarlison and Mathys Tel to compensate for the missing ball‑carrying and dribbling from that flank.
Some Spurs supporters will remember how different West Ham looked when Kudus was out; they lost a lot of carry and chaos between the lines, and the same risk now exists for Tottenham if this absence stretches across a run of tough fixtures.
Disclaimer:
This Mohammed Kudus injury update is based on publicly available match reports, club statements, and statistics at the time of writing and is for general information only. It shouldn’t be treated as medical, betting, or transfer advice. Always cross-check with the latest official announcements and trusted news sources.
