Harry Kane’s hopes of rewriting history further by scoring a hat-trick of hat-tricks when Tottenham travel to Swansea on Tuesday could be derailed by illness.

The Spurs striker has a cold and missed training on Friday, with manager Mauricio Pochettino telling the hotshot to stay at home.

Kane, who scored back-to-back trebles against Burnley and Southampton over the festive period to take his 2017 tally to 56 goals for Spurs and England, will be assessed on a day-to-day basis.

Harry Kane could miss Tottenham's trip to Swansea after missing training due to a cold

Tottenham's squad went through their paces without key man Kane in Friday's training session

Midfielder Vincent Wanyama was back in first-team training following a knee injury

The last player to score three hat-tricks in consecutive games in the English top-flight was Liverpool’s Jack Balmer in 1946.

Spurs aren’t in action this weekend but must then play three times in six days from Tuesday as they visit rock-bottom Swansea, host West Ham on Thursday night and then welcome AFC Wimbledon in the FA Cup third round on Sunday.

A sniffly Pochettino said: ‘He is ill, a cold like me. He is at home and not feeling good. But we will see tomorrow if he comes to training. We’ll see, I don’t know whether he will be available or not.’

Kane has even outscored the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo during what has been a spectacular 2017, reigniting suggestions that Real Madrid may come in for a mega-money bid.

Pochettino said no transfer offer can entice Spurs to consider selling striker Kane

Kane has scored 56 goals in 2017 - more than Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

But Pochettino insists no price will be big enough to tempt Tottenham to sell their prize asset.

He said: ‘We want him here so there is no current price. We can talk about many things but it is impossible to put a price on him.

‘But that is for Daniel Levy, not me. It is easy for me, but Daniel it would be different.

‘He has always been treated as a superstar [within Tottenham]. Nothing has changed. We trusted him from day one here because we felt the potential and he deserves credit for all he has achieved.’

Spurs attacker Dele Alli pictured wrapping up warm in training ahead of Swansea clash

Alli shared a joke with his Tottenham team-mate Eric Dier as they gear up for Swansea

Defender Serge Aurier gets set to take on the Welsh club on Tuesday in the Premier League

Spurs will also be without defender Toby Alderweireld for their visit to south Wales as he continues his rehabilitation from a hamstring injury.

Victor Wanyama has returned to full first time training following a knee injury.