"This has all happened quite quickly for me, but if people are now starting to look up to me then, well, I like being that kind of role model; I like having that responsibility,” he continues. "Self-belief is a big thing. If you don't believe in yourself then not many other people are going to believe in you.”

Kane applies this same creed to the tournament in France, proclaiming faith in both his own potential and that of the entire England squad. “There is no fear because this is the first tournament for a lot of us. We are not putting too much expectation on ourselves,” he clarifies. Which isn’t to say Kane doesn’t want to win or that he isn’t applying his characteristic visualization to just such an outcome. “There are loads of moments in my head that I still want to create. For starters, I want to win trophies," he affirms. "I’m yet to get a big one and I aspire to do that. Individual awards are nice but I think to lift a cup as a team is the most important thing.”