The club, through his account on Twitter, said that Kane suffered a "left ankle ligament injury" during his 1-0 defeat at home to Manchester United in the second phase and that "he is expected to return to practice at the beginning of March ".
Following preliminary assessments, we can confirm that @HKane has damaged ligaments in his left ankle, sustained during Sunday's match.
He will continue to be monitored by our medical staff as he commences rehabilitation and is expected to return to training in early March. pic.twitter.com/Ot3doPa4K6
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) 15 janvier 2019
"He will continue to monitor our medical system as the recovery process begins and is expected to resume in early March," the club added.
The 25-year-old captain of the "Three Lions" team, one of the key keys to Argentine coach Mauricio Buchettino, has so far scored 14 goals in the top scorers with Mohamed Salah and Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
His absence will be a major blow to the Premier League side, with third place on 48 points and staying close to leaders Liverpool (57th), defending champions Manchester City (53th), or the Champions League, where Borussia Dortmund host the Bundesliga In the knockout round on February 13 and will be a guest in the second leg on March 5.
Tottenham are still fighting on four fronts. In addition to the Premier League and the Champions League, the semi-final of the English League Cup, beating Chelsea 1-0 and 1-0 in the FA Cup.
To make matters worse for Tottenham and Bukitino, Caen's injury coincides with the absence of South Korean striker Sun Hyung-min, who will miss the next match after joining the AFC Asian Cup 2019 in the UAE.
"We are going to lose Sun to the Asian Cup and if Harry Kane suffers from injury, that would be," he said. Blow) is enormous for us. "