Tottenham captain Harry Kane appears to have sustained another ankle injury after coming off at half-time in the Premier League defeat to Liverpool on Wednesday night.
Kane went down under a challenge from Thiago, and looked to have caught his right ankle between the Liverpool midfielder’s arms when going down.
However, it appeared to be a second first-half incident which caused Kane to come off after he landed awkwardly when colliding with Jordan Henderson.
Kane could be seen shaking his head while receiving medical treatment, this time on his left ankle, though he did manage to play the remainder of the first half.
Spurs were trailing at half-time due to a Roberto Firmino goal just before the break, but manager Jose Mourinho was forced to bring off his captain, who has scored 12 Premier League goals this season.
Erik Lamela replaced Kane for the second half, with Nat Phillips also coming on for Joel Matip to suggest that Liverpool suffered another defensive injury blow.
For Kane, it could lead to his latest spell out with an ankle injury, having missed eight matches back in 2018-19 due to a torn ankle ligament.
Kane’s history of ankle problems
Per transfermarkt
- 2018-19 – Torn ankle ligament – Eight matches missed (14 Jan to 23 Feb 2019)
- 2017-18 – Ankle injury – Two matches missed (12 Mar to 1 Apr 2018)
- 2016-17 – Ankle injury – Three matches missed (13 Mar to 6 Apr 2017)
- 2016-17 – Ankle injury – 11 matches missed (19 Sep to 7 Nov 2016)
He also missed matches in the two seasons prior due to ankle problems as well.
England will eagerly await news of the extent of their captain’s injury, with Gareth Southgate due to name his next squad in March for a 2022 World Cup qualifier triple-header against San Marino, Albania and Poland.
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