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Harry Kane is confident he will be fully fit to play for England at Euro 2024 despite missing the final two matches of the season with a back problem.
The Bayern Munich forward was not involved in their remaining games against Wolfsburg or Hoffenheim after being substituted late on during the Champions League semi-final defeat at Real Madrid. Thomas Tuchel admitted the issue was causing Kane a "blockade of pain".
It capped an unhappy finish to the campaign for Kane, who ended the season without a major trophy as Bayern failed to win any silverware for the first time in 12 years. From a personal point of view, the 30-year-old had a fine year, scoring 44 goals in 45 matches in all competitions.
There is hope among England fans that he can take that form into Euro 2024 should be be fit enough, with the Three Lions set to take on Serbia in their opening group fixture on Sunday, June 16. And Kane is confident himself that he will be 'fully fit' for their European Championship campaign, according to reports.
Sources close to Kane insist that his injury is precautionary and he will be 100 per cent fit for Euro 2024, assuming he does not suffer any new injuries. Kane has been named in England's training squad consisting of 33 players for friendlies against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland next month.
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Speaking about Kane after picking that squad, Gareth Southgate said: "He is quite relaxed about it. I think a sensible decision was taken not to push for the last game there, but our understanding of it is that it is something that is pretty much clear now.
"Something like that can happen at any given moment as we all know. Back problems can just happen, travel, whatever else but it is not something we are concerned about at this moment in time.
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Gareth Southgate is hopeful Harry Kane will be fit for Euro 2024 (The FA via Getty Images)"He will of course be disappointed that he hasn’t won the league but there has been a lot going on at the football club which has been obvious from the outside. But he has delivered what we thought he would deliver in terms of goals in that league and I know the club are super happy with what he has done.
"On a personal level it won't be nice for him (not to win a trophy) and I am sure he will be aware of what people will say about that. But his love for this challenge and desire to make this work has never wavered and he is definitely looking forward to this tournament coming up."
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