Kane unable – the hot-shot’s previous injuries

Tottenham forward Harry Kane is set for surgery to repair a ruptured tendon in his left hamstring, with the England captain expected to return to training in April.The 26-year-old suffered the injury during the 1-0 Premier League defeat at Southampton on New Years Day and specialists advised an operation was needed.It is the latest injury Kane has suffered in recent seasons.Here, PA news agency looks at the extent of them and how Spurs coped without him.Head up. Tough times dont last, tough people do. pic.twitter.com/tqK526b3Ow Harry Kane (@HKane) January 3, 2020September November 2016Kane first sustained an ankle injury in a 1-0 Premier League win overSunderland in September 2016 where he scored the winner. He fell awkwardly in the final few minutes and scans revealed ligament damage. He ended up sitting out 10 Tottenham games, also missing an international break and returned for a 1-1 draw at Arsenal on November 6. Spurs had a mixed time without him, winning the first four games of his absence, including a 2-0 success over Manchester City, but then things went south as they lost two and drew four of the next six a run of games which saw them knocked out of the EFL Cup and suffer damaging results in their Champions League group campaign.Harry Kane scored on his return from injury away to Arsenal on November 6 2016 (Nigel French/PA)March April 2017The England striker suffered a repeat problem in the early stages of the 6-0 FA Cup win at Millwall in March 2017. He tangled with Jake Cooper after getting a shot away and was unable to continue. Fears were that he would be out for a similar period to his absence earlier in the same season but he only missed three Spurs games, all of which resulted in wins. He returned as a substitute against Watford in early April.HT: Spurs 2-0 MillwallHarry Kane limped off, but goals from Christian Eriksen Son Heung-Min have Spurs in control. pic.twitter.com/zNWODK5Ypw ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) March 12, 2017March April 2018Almost one year on from his last problem, Kane went down again and it was a worrying time for both Tottenham and England fans ahead of the World Cup. It looked serious as the striker had to limp off against Bournemouth after being caught trying to turn the ball into the net. However, it was a quickfire recovery from Kane, who only missed one Tottenham game, along with two England matches as he returned for the success at Chelsea. Spurs won their only game without him, in the FA Cup at Swansea.BREAKING: @SpursOfficial confirm Harry Kane damaged ankle ligaments against Bournemouth and is expected to return to training next month. #SSN pic.twitter.com/m8MD7SwPm3 Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) March 14, 2018January February 2019Another ankle problem for the England captain. He went down at the end of the 1-0 defeat by Manchester United and did not return to action until they played at Burnley nearly six weeks later returning with a goal. Spurs won five of their seven matches without their talisman, including a 3-0 Champions League win over Borussia Dortmund.He's back! Harry Kane starts for Tottenham at Burnley Team news https://t.co/2gsA7T6Et3 #BURTOT #bbcfootball #THFC pic.twitter.com/6xBYniOs3E BBC Sport (@BBCSport) February 23, 2019April June 2019Harry Kane suffered a lateral ligament injury to his left ankle in the Champions League quarter-final first leg against Man City. He would miss nine matches and although Tottenham would win only two of the six league games he missed, they still managed to progress past City and then Ajax without him to reach the Champions League final. He returned to start the showpiece event in Madrid on June 1 but could not stop Liverpool winning 2-0.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){

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