An entire nation held its breath after the New Year, January 1. On the lawn of Southampton, Harry Kane was forced to go out holding the back of his left thigh. Captain in club as in selection, the English striker was the victim of a torn hamstring tendon, announced the Spurs two days later. A bad injury that made him miss important deadlines in the Premier League (Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea) as in the Champions League. Without his star striker, whose absence is combined with that of Heung-Min Son who fractured an arm, Tottenham lost in the round of 16 to go against Leipzig (0-1) and nothing will change for the return leg, next March 10.
"I don't want to make predictions about my return game, but I hope it will be between early and mid-April."
Harry kaneMore than the current season at the London club, it is Euro 2020 that has occupied the mind of Harry Kane. "In my head, I am sure of the Euro," he said in the magazine ES Magazine . Unless something particularly radical happens between now and the Euro, I will be there. ” Words which should reassure the coach Gareth Southgate, although the reality of the facts is not yet optimal: "I am not yet back in training with the first team, but I work hard in the gym and I am getting stronger. It's a matter of a few weeks and I will replay. I don't want to make predictions about my return game, but I hope it will be between early and mid-April. ”
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England's attacking sector worried
At the end of March, there will only be 7 league matches at Tottenham to finish better than a provisional 7th place, synonymous with the absence of the European Cup next year. The race against the clock is on for Harry Kane (26), whose physical glitches have multiplied for 3 seasons (35 missed club matches).
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If his presence at the Euro is not questioned, it remains to be seen in what state the Englishman will present himself in June, he who had never been injured more than 2 months and who still has one for thirty days. One of the many shadows on the board among the attackers of the Three Lions, them who already deplore the physical concerns of Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) or even Tammy Abraham (Chelsea). A height for England, the second most prolific nation (37 goals) behind Belgium (40) during the Euro qualifiers.
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