'The oldest player in the backline might be Toby Alderweireld,' Wilmots added. With Thomas Vermaelen already suspended for the game Belgium will be forced to field a changed defence that could include Manchester City's Jason Denayer and Oostende's Jordan Lukaku. Wales coach Chris Coleman said Vertonghen's injury means 'a big loss to Belgium' but added 'they've got so much talent' in order to find suitable replacements. 'We've got in touch with Pochettino and the Spurs doctor to see how he will receive treatment in due course.' It all depends on everything with regards to his rehabilitation. 'He suffered the same injury three or four months ago and I think he took six weeks to come back from the injury. 'Based on our forecast, it should be between six and eight weeks,' Wilmots said. Vertonghen will not only miss the remainder of Euro 2016 but also the start of Tottenham's Premier League campaign. 'That's exactly what happened so I can tell you he is out for the remainder of the tournament.' He had a lot of desire and unfortunately fate decided that on a certain movement that he would do 10,000 times, on that specific movement his ankle turned and tore his ligament. 'Mentally and physically, he really was completely fit. Good luck to my teammates for the rest of the competition �� 'I am not going to talk about a tragedy because there's a lot more tragic things in life than that, but it's a sporting tragedy for him, if you will, because he was a very important player for us. That means his European Championship is over. He had a scan here at Lille and he has torn two of three external ligaments in his ankle. 'As he controlled the ball with left foot, he turned his ankle. 'I blew the whistle to stop the training session and he went down. 'I am going to explain everything to you,' Wilmots said at his prematch news conference. However, Wilmots said the player has suffered ligament damage and underwent a scan in Lille before being ruled out for around six to eight weeks. Vertonghen, 29, has played every minute for the Red Devils in France so far, helping Marc Wilmots' side keep three clean sheets in four games. Jan Vertonghen has been ruled out for the rest of Belgium's Euro 2016 campaign and will miss the quarterfinal with Wales in Lille after injuring his ankle in training.

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