Harry Kane will not be involved in Wednesday’s Champions League meeting with Bayer Leverkusen but could be available for Sunday’s derby against Arsenal.

The Tottenham striker took part in half of Tuesday’s training session ahead of the game at Wembley against Leverkusen, but manager Mauricio Pochettino said he would play no part in the match.

He was more hopeful, however, about the first north London derby of the season at Emirates Stadium – which defender Danny Rose has labelled “must-win” for Tottenham – as Kane makes good progress in his recovery from an ankle injury.

“Tomorrow he will not be on the bench,” said Pochettino. “You can see him do the warm-up with the team before the match and be involved in some exercise, but he is not ready for Leverkusen.

“Maybe Sunday. Harry did a half session with the team, then a specific training session just for him. It will be good for Harry to be involved in the whole session with the group, maybe on Thursday.”

Kane has scored in his last three league matches against Arsenal and Pochettino has never lost a north London derby in the league since he became Tottenham boss in May 2014. He has not played since he picked up the injury in the 1-0 win over Sunderland on September 18.

Toby Alderweireld remains sidelined with the nerve problem in his knee that was sustained in the 1-1 draw at West Brom on October 15, while Erik Lamela could also miss out.

Lamela has recovered from the illness that ruled him out of the 1-1 draw with Leicester last weekend but the Argentine reported a problem with his hip during today's training session.

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A young terrier in the midfield when he came into the side of the early 70s, he stayed through relegation and was captain of the early 80s team. Played a record 866 times for Tottenham Getty Images 4/21 Mike England Another of the pillars of Bill Nicholson's mid 60s to early 70s side, the Welshman made 300 appearances for Spurs Evening Standard/Getty Images 5/21 Ledley King Because we've got Ledley at the back - King was a bright star for Spurs fans to hold on to during the underwhelming late 90s and early 2000s. With an ability and reading of the game, but for injury he would have been one of England's greatest defenders ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images 6/21 Cyril Knowles Nice One Cyril - elegant overlapping fullback who was at White Hart Lane for 11 years Evening Standard/Getty Images 7/21 Dave Mackay Some say Tottenham's greatest player. A colossus in the Double side, he came back from two leg breaks to captain the 1967 FA Cup winning team Terry Disney/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images 8/21 Glenn Hoddle The most gifted Englishman of his generation, was there a greater sight than Hoddle in his pomp spraying the ball about? Maybe unloved outside of N17 but to any Tottenham fan he should have been the man England was built around Allsport/Getty Images 9/21 Ossie Ardiles It can be forgotten just what a sensation the signing of World Cup winner Ardiles was in 1978. Over the following 10 years the little maestro won hearts and minds as he skipped around White Hart Lane, prompting team-mates and teasing the opposition Duncan Raban/Allsport/Getty Images 10/21 Paul Gascoigne Gazza became an instant fans favourite with his expansive passing, powerful dribbling, clinical finishing and irrepressible personality. He was how most of us would want to play ourselves if we got the chance Simon Bruty/Allsport 11/21 Jimmy Greaves The best British finisher bar none. Greaves remains Tottenham's record goalscorer with 266 goals in 379 matches. Those who saw Greaves glide through defences and sidefoot the ball home were a lucky generation indeed Allsport UK /Allsport 12/21 Gareth Bale Simply world class. Bale matured from a promising left back into one of the games most potent attacking forces. In his final season he scored 26 goals and seemed almost superhuman before Real Madrid came calling Richard Heathcote/Getty Images 13/21 Hugo Lloris (sub) The only current player to make the cut, Lloris is one of the finest keepers in the world. Clemence and Ditchburn might have cause for complaint but Lloris deserves his place for THAT save against Bayer Leverkusen alone Simon Hofmann/Bongarts/Getty Images 14/21 Jurgen Klinsmann (sub) He arrived with a reputation for play-acting in 1994 but literally dived into fans' affections on his debut. 30 goals in 1994-95 made his departure after a season heartbreaking. Returned to help save a relegation-threatened team in 1997-98 Allsport UK/ALLSPORT 15/21 Danny Blanchflower (sub) It seems almost sacrilege the captain of the Double side only makes the bench. Elegant and the brains of Tottenham's greatest team, it says everything that his famous quote "The game is about glory" remains the club's mantra Central Press/Getty Images 16/21 Cliff Jones (sub) Another of the Double side, Jones (second from left) was a devastating winger who played 318 times for Tottenham, scoring 135 times. And, as anyone who has met him will tell you, he is an absolute gent Getty Images 17/21 Gary Mabbutt (sub) He arrived from Bristol Rovers in 1982 and within two months he was making his England debut. He overcame diabetes to enjoy 16 years at the Lane, 11 as captain and lifting the FA Cup in 1991 along with the UEFA Cup in 1984 David Cannon/Allsport/Getty Images 18/21 Gary Lineker (sub) A genuine superstar, it was staggering Spurs managed to pick up Lineker for as little as £1.1m from Barcelona in 1989. It took him six games to get his first goal but then the floodgates opened and he scored 67 times in just 3 seasons Bob Martin/Allsport/Getty Images 19/21 David Ginola (sub) The late 90s were indeed dark days for Tottenham fans but at least they could watch Ginola. He had the skills, he had the looks and he had the swagger that fitted with all Tottenham fans feel is special about their club Ross Kinnaird/Allsport 20/21 Luka Modric (sub) Little Luka was the metronome of Harry Redknapp's entertainers that finally reached the promised land of Champions League Michael Steele/Getty Images 21/21 Down Memory Lane by Harry Harris is now available to order from Amazon. Click here for more information.

If Kane does play against Arsenal, he may then be picked for England's World Cup qualifier against Scotland on November 11, and the friendly against Spain the following week.

Pochettino acknowledged that this situation is not ideal for Tottenham but made it clear he could not stop England choosing Kane.

He added: "If I select him to play on Sunday against Arsenal, we open the door for the national team to select too. That's how they manage him for the national team.

"We can advise but they can use the player. It's not in our hands to manage them for the national team."