Gareth Southgate plays down Harry Kane fitness concerns ahead of Euro 2024
England captain Harry Kane’s back injury “should not be a problem” for Euro 2024, to manager Gareth Southgate.
Kane was substitute during the second half of Bayern Munich’s Champions League semi-final second-leg defeat at Real Madrid a fortnight ago and subsequently misse the last two Bundesliga games.
Outgoing Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel raise concerns about Kane’s fitness เล่นเกมคาสิโน UFABET ทันสมัย ฝากถอนง่าย by saying there was a “complete blockage” and he struggle to move.
But Southgate has allaye those fears, including the striker in his provisional 33-man squad for this summer’s tournament in Germany.
Aske if Kane was OK, Southgate replie: “We think so. He’s obviously misse the end of the season with a back issue.
But our understanding from our end and from the medical team at Bayern is that that should not be a problem once we get back into training.”
Kane is one of 12 attacking players liste in Southgate‘s initial squad and the England boss has an array of talent at the top end of the pitch.
And Southgate is content with the amount of players who can contribute goals.
“Not just Harry, Raheem (Sterling) as well was crucial in the last Euros especially for getting the goals in big games,.
“We’ve share that load a lot more. You can see across that forward line, the number of goals they’ve scored for their clubs this year.