Dislike Kane Played By The England National Team, Mourinho 'war' With Southgate

Jose Mourinho and Harry Kane (Twitter @SpursOfficial)

JAKARTA - Jose Mourinho never held back when he spoke in public. Especially the problem related to one of the players.

Harry Kane's involvement with England during the international break is something that could lead to a war between the Portuguese coach and Gareth Southgate, England boss.

Kane has had a number of injury problems in his career and Mourinho has liked the striker ever since he coached Tottenham. However, fitness issues often prevent Mou from playing his captain as often as he wants.

Kane is very valuable for the Spurs. Of course, Mourinho doesn't want to take the risk of allowing his brightest star to play for England.

As a result, the Spurs coach is ready to go to war with the English Football Association to protect Kane. Southgate believes the player is fully fit and ready to face Denmark in the UEFA Nations League tie on Wednesday night, but Mourinho would have preferred he not play.

Launch MARCA , Wednesday, October 14, Before the ball is kicked by any national team this month, Mourinho sent a warning to Southgate to give Kane's minute dose. His concerns were later confirmed by tests carried out on a potential thigh injury.

While not being taken too seriously, those worries saw him start the match against Belgium on the bench and he was on for the last 30 minutes at Wembley.

The FA maintained that the striker was simply suffering from "muscle fatigue", but Mourinho insisted that no scan would have been carried out if the case were that simple.

Just as Mourinho asked Southgate to look after his players, the England coach also said that Spurs also have a responsibility to protect the biggest names of the national team.

However, Tottenham blamed a busy schedule of Premier League fixtures for Kane having played too many games this season, especially this year with a reduced summer break.