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Tottenham fears that Harry Kane will exacerbate his thigh injury if England manager Gareth Southgate maintains a plan to start as captain against Denmark.
Southgate will go on a collision course with Spurs boss Jose Mourinho if Kane suffers any negative effects Wednesday night. The England manager has already risked enraging the Portuguese manager by introducing Kane in the final 25 minutes of Sunday’s 2-1 win over Belgium.
Speaking after the game, Southgate tried to avoid any controversy by insisting that Kane only suffered from muscle fatigue.
However, Sportsmail understands that Kane had a thigh problem in England’s current set of games. Spurs and Mourinho are concerned for the well-being of their prolific forward ahead of his return scheduled for Thursday.
Mourinho asked Southgate to be careful with his players, particularly Kane, during England’s triple header, which culminates in a Nations League match against the Danes tomorrow.
But Southgate intends to start his pattern and said: ‘Medically, there have been talks (with Tottenham), because that would always be the case.
“ He reported on Sunday (Oct 4) and we gave the players who reported on Sunday, who did not participate in the Wales game, two recovery days. He started training on Wednesday and was a bit unhappy with how he was feeling so he worked with our medical team for the next few days.
“ We scanned just to be safe, but it’s a muscle fatigue issue rather than an injury so I just needed a little more confidence.
“ I knew that by then he could move on a little bit, but he just needed more confidence so his training week was really not suitable to start the Belgium game.
“If all goes well, it will be fine to start on Wednesday.”
Southgate has no intention of making wholesale changes to his squad, but the England manager has promised not to start any players in all three October games: Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Kieran Trippier are the only players to have started both games. until now.
Southgate will also check on Jordan Henderson’s availability after the Liverpool captain’s first outing since September 20 on Sunday.
Speaking about the belief accumulated by Belgium, the world’s number one nation, Southgate added: ‘We are not saying there is no room for improvement, but you should have an idea of what might be possible as a group in the next few years because there is so much much youth in the team ‘.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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