With the news that Son Heung-min faces surgery on a potentially season-ending elbow injury picked up at Aston Villa on the weekend and Harry Kane not yet back from his January hamstring tear, what possible solutions are available to Tottenham Hotspur head coach Jose Mourinho?



Put his faith in Troy Parrott



The option that the vast majority of Tottenham fans want to see, and a suggestion that’s not totally unreasonable given Parrott is the club’s only fit striker.



But then there is the fact that Parrott, a richly-talented 18-year-old striker from the Republic of Ireland, is still a kid and has just two senior appearances to his name.



Numerous sources have told The Athletic they see similarities between Parrott (above) and Kane but, for the moment, Mourinho remains unwilling to put his trust in the rookie with only five minutes of Premier League football under his belt. He has said on a number of occasions that Parrott isn’t up to...