• Manager awaits news on extent of hamstring injury• Spurs face Middlesbrough in FA Cup on Sunday
José Mourinho has made it clear that he expects bad news on Harry Kane’s hamstring injury lay-off, saying he is “totally convinced” he is going to be without him for “some period”.
Kane limped off during Tottenham’s 1-0 New Year’s Day defeat at Southampton and, although the forward has always returned quickly after injury setbacks, Mourinho has started to plan for a number of weeks without a player he described as “irreplaceable”. As yet, there is no precise timescale for Kane’s absence.