England captain Harry Kane to miss friendly against Brazil on Saturday (23) night, due to ankle injury
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Kane reported for international duty already with an ankle injury. He picked up the injury in Bayern Munich 5-2 Bundesliga win over Darmstadt last Saturday (16). The captain still joined the squad, but did not take part in group training on Friday (22).
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The forward will rest for Brazil’s friendly, in the hope he will recover to face Belgium on Tuesday (26). England’s manager Gareth Southgate will have to choose between Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins and Brentford’s Ivan Toney to replace Kane.
Ajax midfielder Jordan Henderson also missed the group training. Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka was already officially absent and returned to his club for “continued rehabilitation”, according to a FA statement.