Tottenham are always going to miss Dejan Kulusevski's creative spark and quality in the final third when he's not playing, according to transfer insider Dean Jones.
Kulusevski has been sidelined for the last two games, with Spurs failing to score in open play across those 180 minutes of action.
What's the latest news involving Kulusevski?
It's been a promising start to the season for Tottenham, but injuries and a lack of creative spark has seen them stall after the international break.
Antonio Conte's side saw their unbeaten Premier League run end at Arsenal on Saturday before they were held to a goalless draw at Frankfurt in the Champions League.
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Kulusevski was absent from both of those matches after injuring his hamstring while playing for Sweden last month.
The £110,000-per-week star's place in the side has come under threat this season following the arrival of Richarlison, but Tottenham have generally looked a better outfit with the ex-Juventus star in the team.
In 503 minutes of Premier League action, he's already registered four goal contributions, taking his overall tally to six goals and 11 assists since he arrived in January.
Against Frankfurt, the north Londoners missed Kulusevski's composure in key areas, with Spurs unable to register an attempt on target in Germany.
What did Jones say about Kulusevski?
He told GIVEMESPORT: "Kulusevski is going to be the biggest miss whenever he's not there because his decision-making, vision and passing is a cut above anything the players in that team can offer right now."
When could Kulusevski return?
With Lucas Moura already out injured and showing no signs of returning any time soon, it's even more important that Tottenham have Kulusevski back fit as quickly as possible.
Their lack of attacking options were highlighted by the fact Bryan Gil was forced to come off the bench in the Champions League earlier this week.
Conte was asked about Kulusevski's absence ahead of the Frankfurt game and provided a mixed update as to when he might return to action.
He said: "Honestly I don't know when he has the time to recover, I hope to recover him quickly, but I don't know if for the next game, or for the game in the Champions League against Eintracht Frankfurt at home.
"I don't know. I don't know this. But about the situation, you know that we don't depend on one player. We played four games without Deki, and we won without him.
"And in the past, we won, and we lost with him, and it was the same."