Harry Kane will be out for weeks - Mourinho | READ DETAILS
chuks oti
Jan 29, 2021
Tottenham's Harry Kane could be out for a "few weeksÔÇØ after injuring both ankles in the Premier League defeat by Liverpool, says his boss Jose Mourinho.
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Kane, 27, needed treatment on his left ankle after landing awkwardly following a challenge with Jordan Henderson.
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The England captain also hurt his right ankle in an earlier challenge with Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara.
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The striker, who has a history of ankle issues, continued before being replaced by Erik Lamela at half-time.
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"The second injury was worse than the first one,ÔÇØ said Mourinho. "He was coping with one but couldn't cope with both.
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"For Harry to leave a game when the team is losing is not a nothing injury.
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"There are some players you can't replace. When it happens it happens, but I believe we have to fight against it, we cannot do anything else.ÔÇØ
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Kane has spent considerable time on the sidelines with a number of serious ankle injuries in recent seasons.
The striker was ruled out for two significant spells in the second half of the 2018-19 season, missing seven games when he damaged ligaments in his left ankle in January 2019 and then nine more matches with a lateral ligament injury sustained in April.
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In 2017-18 he missed a month with a similar injury to the right ankle, and endured separate absences of six and four weeks during the 2016-17 campaign. BBC
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