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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Ben Davies returns early from Wales duty"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/ben-davies-withdraws-wales-squad-precaution/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Will Seager"
section: "Tottenham Hotspur News"
published: "2022-03-29T07:35:08Z"
modified: "2022-03-29T07:35:08Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: Ben Davies returns early from Wales duty

**Tottenham defender Ben Davies has returned from international duty as a precaution after picking up a minor injury, according to [football.london](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/players/ben-davies-tottenham-wales-injury-23518107)’s Alasdair Gold.**

### The Lowdown: Davies’ importance to Spurs

The Welshman has become a prominent figure under Antonio Conte’s management, slotting in as the left-sided central defender in Spurs’ back three.

Since the Italian arrived at Hotspur Way in November, the 28-year-old has [started all but two matches](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ben-davies/leistungsdatentrainer/spieler/192765/plus/0/trainer_id/3517)for the Lilywhites.

Consequently, Davies has been very complimentary of his boss, [saying:](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/players/ben-davies-tottenham-wales-injury-23518107) “To have the opportunity to work under a world class manager is always nice as a player.”

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### The Latest: Davies withdraws from Wales squad

Davies withdrew from the Wales squad after playing 90 minutes in his country’s 2-1 win over Austria on Thursday evening. However, Alasdair Gold has now revealed the specifics on his withdrawal, claiming in an article for  [football.london](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/players/ben-davies-tottenham-wales-injury-23518107) that it was due to precautionary measures.

Taking to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/AlasdairGold/status/1508377271761055754), he shared the article and captioned the story: “Good news on Ben Davies it seems.”

In the article, Gold shared that the defender had picked up a minor injury whilst on international duty. Due to feeling tightness in one of his quad muscles, the Wales international returned to Tottenham as a precaution.

As a result, he should be available for Spurs’ upcoming clash against Newcastle on Sunday.

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### The Verdict: Good news

As Gold put it, this will come as [“good news”](https://twitter.com/AlasdairGold/status/1508377271761055754) for Conte, who will presumably slot the left-footer back into that left-sided centre-back position against Newcastle.

In the Lilywhites’ last five Premier League games, Conte’s side have [won four and lost one](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ben-davies/leistungsdatentrainer/spieler/192765/plus/0/trainer_id/3517), with the Welshman having nearly played the full 90 minutes on each occasion. To highlight how impressively he has been playing, former Spurs centre-back Michael Dawson said that Davies is “[perfect](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/michael-dawson-tottenham-man-city-23168009)” for the Italian’s system.

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Therefore, given his importance to the Tottenham back line, Conte will be relieved to see the 28-year-old come back from international duty relatively unscathed.

***In other news: [Pete O’Rourke makes Paulo Dybala to Spurs claim](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/pete-orourke-dybala-spurs-transfer-latest/)***