Harry Kane broke the 60-year-old Bundesliga record for most goals in a first season.©AFP
Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich said on Sunday that Harry Kane’s ankle injury will be treated by England team doctors “in close consultation” with Bayern Munich’s medical department. Kane scored his 31st Bundesliga goal of the season in Bayern’s 5-2 win over Darmstadt on Saturday, surpassing Uwe Seeler’s record for a first-ever season in Germany’s top flight. record for most balls. But the England captain and record goalscorer limped off in the 82nd minute after injuring his left ankle.
Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel later confirmed Kane “tripped and fell into the net and sprained his ankle”, with the club’s sporting director Christoph Freund insisting Kane “will not risk injury”.
Kane will head to England’s training base at St George’s Park to prepare for two friendly matches against Brazil at London’s Wembley Stadium on March 23 and Belgium three days later.
The striker has a long history of ankle injuries, having missed five games with the problem during his time at Tottenham Hotspur.
He injured the same ankle twice in 2019, causing him to miss three months of the season, including both legs of Tottenham’s Champions League semi-final victory over Ajax.
On Saturday, Tuchel said he “hopes the incident was just a terrible moment” ahead of the team’s home match against Borussia Dortmund on March 30.
“It’s never a good sign when Harry comes off the pitch because Harry never comes off the pitch when there are goals to score.”
Kane broke the 60-year-old Bundesliga record for most goals in a first season.
He scored 31 goals in 26 games, surpassing German legend Seeler, who scored 30 goals for Hamburg in the 1963-64 season.
Bayern has won its 11th consecutive Bundesliga title but is seven points behind league leaders Bayer Leverkusen, who have a game in hand.
The German champions drew with Arsenal in the Champions League quarter-finals on Friday.
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