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Gareth Southgate confirmed that Harry Kane is not injured after being left out of the starting lineup for the Nations League game against Belgium on Sunday night.
The Three Lions captain was named to the bench for the Nations League clash at Wembley and was not on the team of the day for the win over Wales at midweek.
Kane has been part of a hectic schedule at Tottenham and even participated four times with the North Londoners last week, forcing Spurs manager José Mourinho to beg Southgate to give him a break during the international break.
Speaking ahead of the Belgium clash, Southgate said: ‘He’s had a strange training week, we gave him a couple days of recovery and he started training on Wednesday.
“ He had a bit of a cramp so he had muscle fatigue and he missed most of his training for the week.
“He got a little more confident towards the end of the week, but he hasn’t done enough to start. So he’s not injured, maybe (can show up) later in the game.
Clearly no Kane no Sterling is a huge loss, but they are great opportunities for others and this is the kind of proof we need. ”
Despite the season being only a month old, Kane has already played eight times for Spurs and twice for England, scoring eight goals and registering seven assists.
Tottenham were forced to enter the Europa League in the second qualifying round and had to play three additional games in September and October, while the Premier League team also reached the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.
This intense series of matches made Mourinho publicly call for Southgate not to include Kane in the triple header during this international break.
Mourinho said earlier this month: ‘What I can promise my friend Steve Holland and Gary (sic) not to be jealous.
“For my friend Gary, I can promise that until the end of the season I will not play Harry Kane for a minute of any friendly match.”
Everton forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin picked up Kane’s number 9 jersey on Sunday night after his dream debut against Wales on Thursday.
The 23-year-old scored in the first half of the Wembley game as the Three Lions came away with a 3-0 victory.
England’s clash with Belgium is their second game of the October international break, with Southgate’s team taking on Denmark on Wednesday.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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