Mauricio Pochettino believes Harry Kane could return from injury to play in the Champions League final on June 1, if Tottenham can defeat Ajax in the semi-final of the competition.
Kane suffered what the club described as a “significant lateral ligament injury to his left ankle” – the second time he has suffered ankle ligament problems this season – in the 1-0 win over Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on April 9.
“I hope yes. He is doing well but today I cannot guess,” Pochettino said when asked if Kane could be back in time for the final at Atletico Madrid’s Wanda Metropolitano.
“It can be before [June 1] that he is available, or after. That will depend on his reaction [to injury].
“Now he is in a very good period and he is going forward quickly but always there is the last moment which is the more difficult situation for the decision, to play or not.
“If you said to me today [will he play], my gut [feeling] is ‘maybe’ because I know Harry Kane’s determination to work and be focused to make his recovery as soon as possible.
“But I am not a doctor, this is only my gut.”
(Sky Sports)
