Thomas Tuchel has confirmed England captain Harry Kane will miss Thursday’s friendly against Wales having been unable to kick a ball without pain this week.
The Euro 2024 runners-up welcome their neighbours to a sold-out Wembley on Thursday evening before turning their attention to Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier away to Latvia.
Kane is expected to feature in Riga, but England’s all-time top scorer will miss the first game of the double-header due to a knock sustained late in Bayern Munich’s weekend win over Eintracht Frankfurt.
“Harry will miss the game,” Tuchel said. “He got a kick in his last match with Bayern Munich.
“It was too painful to kick a ball, it was too risky that he gets another kick and will just like be in an up and down situation pain-wise, so we gave him the chance that everything calms down.
“We are convinced that he will be ready for the match against Latvia.”
