ENGLAND captain Harry Kane will miss Saturday’s friendly against Brazil – and Tuesday’s match with Belgium.
Kane will be at Wembley and is expected to fly back to Germany and continue his treatment after the friendly against the South Americans.
He suffered an ankle injury after colliding with a post during Bayern Munich’s 5-2 win over Darmstadt last Saturday.
The 30-year-old has been training away from the team since reporting for international duty this week and will not be in danger in either of the friendlies.
Kyle Walker is likely to captain the Three Lions in Kane’s absence.
And Ollie Watkins or Ivan Toney will get the chance to take the lead against Brazil.
Kane has missed just one international in the last two and a half years – the 1-0 win over Australia in October.
But he will not play for England again until the Euro 2024 warm-up matches with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland in June.
England have already lost Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka, who has returned to his club due to a minor muscle problem.
Gareth Southgate is expected to field a strong side against the Brazilians, including Jude Bellingham, Declan Rice and Phil Foden.
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On team news, Southgate said: “No Harry Kane, Jordan Henderson or Cole Palmer tomorrow.
‘I would say that Cole and Hendo have a better chance in Belgium than Harry. He would be extremely doubtful.”
Kane, 30, has had an excellent season despite Bayern’s domestic problems.
The eternal Bundesliga champion is ten points behind Bayer Leverkusen after 26 games.
However, the England captain has scored 31 times without missing a single game in the Bundesliga, and has scored a further six goals in eight Champions League games.