Martinez suffered the injury during ‌Chelsea's 2-0 win over Everton on Saturday and was taken to hospital ‌following a collision with defender ⁠Jarrad Branthwaite.

"He's ‌been better; he had the surgery. We ​still need to wait. (He will be out for) a ​few weeks. Hopefully less than more," Alonso told a press conference ⁠on Friday.

​Mike Penders is expected to start against Spurs. "He is ready," Alonso said. "He has been training well and ‌played a couple of cup games where he showed he has a good level ... when he came on against Everton, he showed in a few minutes his personality and qualities."

The Chelsea boss also provided an update on Malo ‌Gusto and Pep Chavarria, who ​missed last weekend's victory due to ‌illness and injury, respectively.