Tottenham Hotspur expect Harry Kane to be back in training next month and to return to action in about four weeks after a scan revealed the extent of the injury he suffered at Bournemouth on Sunday.

The club announced that “preliminary assessments have confirmed that Kane has damaged lateral ligaments in his right ankle.” The statement added: “He is expected to return to first-team training next month.”

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It is the third time since the beginning of last season that the striker has suffered this injury. On the first occasion, when he went down at Sunderland in September 2016, he was out for seven weeks while on the second, which came against Millwall at White Hart Lane in March 2017, he was out for four weeks. Tottenham believe the latest set-back is more similar to the Millwall injury.

The update will reassure England fans who worried that Kane’s World Cup might be in jeopardy. However, it will rule him out of Gareth Southgate’s squad for this month’s friendlies against the Netherlands and Italy plus at least three Tottenham games – the FA Cup quarter-final at Swansea City on Saturday and the Premier League fixtures at Chelsea and Stoke City.

Tottenham face Manchester City at home on 14 April when, if all goes well, Kane could make his comeback. The FA Cup semi-finals are scheduled for 21-22 April.

Southgate names his England squad on Thursday and has given strong consideration to including Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin in Kane’s absence, even though the forward has started only two of Everton’s 10 matches in 2018, scoring once. Southgate has also looked at Brighton’s Glenn Murray, who has been playing and scoring far more regularly but the 34-year-old’s selection would not be in line with the manager’s long-term vision.

Jack Wilshere is set for a callup and could play for England for the first time since the Euro 2016 defeat by Iceland, with Arsène Wenger saying the “vibes I get are positive” regarding the midfielder’s inclusion.

The 26-year-old has fought his way back from injury to re-establish himself in Arsenal’s lineup and he has shown flickers of his best form since December. Wilshere has won 34 caps for England. “I wish he is in the England squad,” Wenger said on Wednesday. “I believe he has a good chance to be in there but we have to leave that to Gareth Southgate.”

The Burnley defender James Tarkowski is in line for his first England callup but there is not expected to be a place for Manchester United’s Chris Smalling. Nick Pope is likely to join his club-mate Tarkowski in the squad, potentially as one of four goalkeepers with Joe Hart, Jack Butland and Jordan Pickford.