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Spurs fans were shocked to hear Jose Mourinho say that Harry Kane is the only striker at the club in Friday’s press conference. 

In the press conference ahead of the match against Liverpool on Saturday, Mourinho discussed the injury to Kane, saying: “We don’t have another one. There is not a striker in the squad. We have only one, he’s not fit, we don’t have another one. You know you can’t play like we normally do when Harry Kane is not in the team.” (via Alasdair Gold). This does not come as good news for Troy Parrott, who is perhaps still considered a youth team player by Mourinho, despite the 17-year-old making his Premier League debut in the 5-0 win over Burnley last month.

The Portuguese manager may well have been hinting to chairman Daniel Levy that he is keen on signing a striker to replace Kane during this month’s transfer window. The 56-year-old manager opted to play Heung-Min Son up front in their recent 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough but the South Korean struggled to have much impact.

Is Mourinho right to dismiss Troy Parrott?

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Reaction from Spurs fans to Mourinho’s comments can be seen in the tweets below.

Some of these Spurs fans were far from impressed with Mourinho’s dismissal of Parrott, whilst others believe this is just a tactic to try and convince Levy he needs a new striker.

What do we think?

Whilst Parrott is only 17-years-old and probably isn’t ready to be starting regular games, Spurs need only look at Mason Greenwood at Manchester United to see the sort of impact young strikers can have if given the opportunity.

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