Harry Kane is irreplaceable for Tottenham, admits Jose Mourinho

The England and Spurs captain has been ruled out till April after sustaining a hamstring injury in the 1-0 loss to Southampton. Kane limped out of the game and in his post-match press conference, Mourinho admitted that he was fearful that the 26-year-old would miss a large portion of the season and it seems that it has come true. The former Arsenal youth star is set to have surgery on his left-hamstring and that will cause a few problems for Tottenham.

The club does not have a proper backup striker with Son Heung-Min and Lucas Moura set to potentially play as centre-forwards. Spurs have been linked with a move for Krzysztof Piatek but Jose Mourinho went on to admit that Harry Kane is an irreplaceable striker. The Tottenham boss also added that he has gotten a little depressed about the whole situation and that the club may need a few changes.

"Harry is important and irreplaceable, no player can replace Harry Kane. I know you [the reporters] want to speak about Harry, I don't want to speak because if I speak too much I get a bit depressed and then you are going to say I am miserable and depressed and in a bad mood so it's better to speak about things that make me laugh," Mourinho said, reported ESPN.

"The reality is that I came here two months ago, I knew the situation. I didn't know I would lose Harry and Moussa Sissoko for so long. But the situation was to get the best out of the players that we have. That doesn't change,” he added.