Tottenham Hotspur have a massive Premier League tie with Chelsea coming up this week and Spurs fans have been given a little boost after a picture of Harry Kane was posted without his protective boot.

The 24-year-old striker has not featured for the club since March 11 after picking up an ankle injury during the win at Bournemouth following a collision with goalkeeper Asmir Begovic.

Kane was expected to be out of action for a month, with the match at Stamford Bridge potentially coming too early for his return to the pitch.

Of course, the Tottenham star was left out of England's squad for the friendly matches with the Netherlands and Italy, however he got the chance to see the squad this week.

Having landed back in England, the squad trained at Spurs' Hotspur Way training facility to get themselves ready for the clash against the Azzurri at Wembley.

Kane met up with England head coach Gareth Southgate, with the England social media team putting a photo of the conversation on Instagram and Twitter.

And the photo certainly got Spurs fans excited as it showed Kane without his protective boot on and they are hoping that their star man might make the game against the Blues on Sunday.

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