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Mourinho: Tottenham's Situation 'Couldn't Be Worse' After Heung-Min Son Injury

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Jose Mourinho has said Tottenham Hotspur's situation "couldn't be worse" after Heung-Min Son joined his injury list with a fractured arm, suggesting his forward may not play again this season.

Spurs released a statement on Tuesday confirming Son suffered the injury during Sunday's dramatic 3-2 win at Aston Villa, where the South Korean netted a match-winning brace.

The north Londoners are without Harry Kane for the foreseeable future after he tore his hamstring in January. Mourinho told reporters he's "not counting on" Son to be back before the end of the season, via Football Daily:

Kane (11) and Son (nine) have scored 20 Premier League goals between them this term—as much as the rest of the current Spurs squad have contributed—and their manager appeared downbeat:

"The situation couldn't be worse in terms of options.