Harry Kane faces race against time for Euro 2020 as Tottenham confirm ace needs surgery and won’t train until APRIL
HARRY KANE is out until April with a hamstring injury, Tottenham have confirmed.
The Spurs and England captain will have surgery to repair a ruptured tendon in his left hamstring.
He was injured in Spurs’ Premier League game against Southampton on New Year’s Day.
It means the 26-year-old faces a race to be fit for the start of Euro 2020.
Depending on the rehabilitation process, the Three Lions talisman could even miss the tournament.
However Kane has a history of recovering earlier than expected from serious injuries.
England kick off their Euros campaign against Croatia on June 14.
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A statement on the Spurs website reads: “Following ongoing assessment by our medical staff over the past week, we can confirm that Harry Kane will undergo surgery to repair a ruptured tendon in his left hamstring.
“The striker suffered the injury during our Premier League fixture against Southampton last week and specialists have advised surgery after further review of the injury.
“The decision to undergo surgery is not expected to impact the timeframe that the England captain will be sidelined, with the expectation that he will return to training in April.”
Kane has scored 17 goals in 25 games in all competitions for Spurs this season.
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The news presented another headache for Spurs boss Jose Mourinho, who has also seen midfielder Moussa Sissoko sidelined until April after undergoing knee surgery.
Spurs also have first-choice goalkeeper Hugo Lloris recovering from injury, along with summer signing Tanguy Ndombele as well as full-back pairing Danny Rose and Ben Davies.
Kane will now also miss England’s friendlies against Italy and Denmark at the end of March.