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Daily Mirror
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Neil Moxley

Antonio Conte provides concerning Harry Kane update ahead of England squad announcement

Antonio Conte has revealed that Harry Kane is running into the World Cup on empty.

Spurs’ boss claimed England ’s skipper is fatigued after a hectic club schedule finally took its toll on the country's No. 1 striker. Kane pulled himself out of a training session ahead of last night’s trip to Nottingham Forest and produced a lacklustre show as Conte’s men slumped to a 2-0 defeat.

And the Italian praised the striker’s commitment to Spurs’ cause - but suggested that he’s tired ahead of the trip to Qatar. He managed just under an hour at the City Ground but looked a pale shadow of the player who lifted the Golden Boot at the last tournament in Russia.

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