Tottenham injury update: Belgium manager plays down four-month lay-off for Jan Vertonghen

BELGIUM's Jan Vertonghen has been ruled out of the rest of Euro 2016 after picking up an injury in training on the eve of the quarter-final against Wales.

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Jan Vertonghen faces up to eight weeks on sidelines

"Jan is out for the Euros," coach Marc Wilmots said of the Tottenham defender. "His Euro is over, he's twisted his ankle.

"I was about to whistle for the end of training, he received a ball in front of me and fell to the ground clutching left ankle."

Vertonghen underwent a scan and has torn two of his three external ligaments.

Reports surfaced earlier today in Belgium that he faces up to four months on the sidelines, but Wilmots expects him to return to action in half that time.

"It will take six to eight weeks," Wilmots added. "It was an accident, happened all alone this morning in the last minute of training.

"Sadly, destiny has decided that he's done an action we do 10,000 times, his ankle turns and the ligament is torn."

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Jan Vertonghen out for rest of Euros

Vertonghen has been playing at left back for Belgium this tournament, but had been an option to move into the centre alongside Toby Alderweireld against Wales due to the suspension of Thomas Vermaelen.

"Gutted to say that my Euros is over," Vertonghen wrote on Twitter. "Good luck to my team mates for the rest of the competition."

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