Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has been ruled out of action until April after he damaged lateral ligaments in his right ankle.

The England international striker suffered the injury during the North London side’s 4-1 league win at Bournemouth on Sunday.

The news of his injury was confirmed by the club via a tweet from their official Twitter handle.

The tweet said: “TEAM NEWS: Preliminary assessments have confirmed that @HKane has damaged lateral ligaments in his right ankle. The England striker sustained the injury following a challenge in our 4-1 win over Bournemouth on Sunday and is expected to return to First Team training next month.”

Harry Kane is the joint leading scorer in the Premier League alongside Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah with 24 goals.