Harry Kane’s Europa League availability remains in doubt after the Tottenham striker sat out first-team training on Wednesday.
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Dembele came off at half-time against Palace with a groin injury and will not be risked against Fiorentina as Tottenham hope he will recover in time for Sunday’s Premier League clash against Swansea.
Kane was visiting a specialist today after breaking his nose towards the end of the 1-0 White Hart Lane defeat.
Dembele is set for up to a fortnight on the sidelines, an injury that comes at a “bad moment” according to head coach Mauricio Pochettino, who is confident Kane can feature in Sunday’s Premier League match against Swansea City.
After Tottenham negotiate this week’s fixtures, they face consecutive London derbies against West Ham and Arsenal in the Premier League.
“We feel very disappointed after the game because it’s never a good thing to lose, but we play a lot of games and sometimes it happens that you deserve to win but you don’t score”.
Spurs go into the Europa League game against Fiorentina on the back of a 1-1 draw in Italy in the first leg, a result which puts them in the driving seat to reach the last 16.
But the manager added that both goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (shoulder) and winger Erik Lamela (illness), were now available to face Fiorentina.
But Pochettino said: “It shouldn’t be a big impact in our mind and affect what we have shown in the last few months”.
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Scans after the game showed Kane had broken his nose but the 22-year-old is ready to play on in a mask.
