Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino remains hopeful Harry Kane will be fit enough to face Swansea on Sunday.
Kane
sat out the Europa League victory over Fiorentina on Thursday night
after breaking his nose against Crystal Palace in the FA Cup last
weekend.
The striker underwent an operation on Wednesday and then
took part in light training on both Thursday and Friday in a bid to
prove his fitness for this weekend's match at White Hart Lane.
Tottenham
will be cautious while Kane remains in discomfort but the forward could
wear a face mask if it means he can play and help his team's title
charge.
Pochettino
said on Wednesday he expected Kane to return to action against Swansea
but, speaking after the win against Fiorentina, the Spurs head coach was
more circumspect.
"We need to assess him day by day," Pochettino
said. "On Thursday, he was on the training ground, he ran, he made some
exercises and we are happy with the way he is.
"We will see. We hope he will be available for Sunday."
Tottenham proved themselves capable of coping without Kane as they scored three goals against La Viola to make the Europa League round of 16, but Pochettino will want his top scorer back ahead of a testing run of fixtures. "Our mentality is always next game,"
Pochettino said. "The players are very excited to play again after two
weeks away from the Premier League. We are in a position in the table
where the motivation is big.
"We need to explain nothing to them.
We don't need to motivate them. Only we need to be sure we arrive in a
good condition to compete.
"It is important for us to keep winning
games in the Premier League, it is an exciting period for us. We need
to rest and try to give our best on Sunday."
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