Kane was sidelined with an ankle injury for the Southampton match

Mauricio Pochettino regards Harry Kane as a leader who is well qualified to captain both Tottenham and England in the future.

Kane was sidelined with an ankle injury for Tottenham’s 2-1 win over Southampton and will miss next week’s international games against Germany and Lithuania, but is reportedly being lined up by Gareth Southgate to be England’s next long-term captain after Wayne Rooney.

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“For me Harry Kane is a leader, and why can he not one day be captain in the national team, and in Tottenham too?” the Tottenham manager said.

He confirmed that a thumb injury suffered by Kyle Walker in the closing stages of the win was “not a big thing”.

Pochettino also hailed the contribution of Dele Alli, who scored his 15th