Tottenham fans have unfortunately seen the same thing far too many times when it comes to their star striker and best player, Harry Kane. The England captain is one who would play through any pain barrier that can be tolerated, and this time around he needs to take his time when returning from injury.
When looking at Kane’s injury record, the current issue he’s suffering with, a hamstring tendon injury, is the first major muscle problem he’s had despite a vast number of ankle problems down the years, and his current absence is the longest of his career to date (Transfermarkt).
On the 10th January, following the suffering of the injury in New Year’s Day, Sky Sports claimed that Kane would be out until at least April and would require surgery, although an exclusive from The Evening Standard then ran comments straight from the mouth of the Kane himself and he claimed he would be back for Euro 2020 and was targetting a return for early April.
Whatever happens, though, Kane must resist an early return. The Jose Mourinho era at Spurs can only truly be judged when he’s had a couple of transfer windows to work with, and the Portuguese tactician will be just as keen as the fans to have a fully fit and firing Kane ready for the start of the 2020/21 season.
At the moment, we don’t know when that will be, but with a long break between now and the restarting of the football calendar, Kane should be forced to wait until the return of football next season to make his comeback, as it’s clear that he needs the rest given the frequency in which he’s picked up injuries over the last few years.
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It certainly doesn’t help that Kane hasn’t been rested in a Premier League game since the 2014/15 season. Any absence that Kane has had in the league since October 2014 has been because of injury (Transfermarkt), and that is a worrying stat when thinking about the potential burnout that Kane may face early in his career.