Bayern Munich statement gives Harry Kane exactly what he needs in bid to extend record

England skipper Harry Kane limped retired of Bayern Munich's gully with Bayer Leverkusen connected Saturday night, putting his spot successful the Champions League clash with Aston Villa successful jeopardy

Harry Kane is acceptable to marque Bayern Munich's Champions League showdown with Aston Villa connected Wednesday night.

Kane limped retired of his side's 1-1 gully with champions Bayer Leverkusen successful their Bundesliga conflict connected Saturday evening. Last season's Golden Boot victor went disconnected successful the 86th infinitesimal aft sustaining the occupation precocious on.

It had been a hard nighttime for Kane, outstanding successful the aboriginal weeks of the play for Bayern, arsenic helium failed to registry a changeable astatine the Allianz Arena. The visitors went up done Robert Andrich, with Aleksandar Pavlovic equalising for Bayern earlier the break, but neither broadside was capable to propulsion connected and assertion victory.

Bayern brag Vincent Kompany told reporters aft the crippled that helium hoped the England skipper would beryllium acceptable for the travel to Villa Park, declaring: "I cognize thing happened, but I anticipation he's acceptable for Wednesday."

Speaking aft the gully Kane enactment a affirmative airy connected things, explaining: "It happened during a tackle, it was painful. We'll analyse further tomorrow."

Pressed connected whether helium volition play against Villa, helium added: "I presume that I tin play."

And connected Sunday, Bayern revealed a "positive development", with Kane's ankle contented not arsenic atrocious arsenic archetypal feared.

A nine update connected Sunday read: “Harry Kane took a achy sound to his ankle successful Bayern’s Bundesliga crippled astatine location to Bayer Leverkusen connected Saturday. Examinations by the club’s aesculapian portion connected Sunday determined a affirmative development. Kane volition proceed to person due treatment.”

Kane struck 4 successful Bayern's opening crippled of the Champions League, arsenic they routed Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 connected location soil.

That made the ex-Tottenham prima the top-scoring Englishman successful the competition, a grounds he'll look to adhd to successful the West Midlands.

Join our caller WhatsApp community and person your regular dose of Mirror Football content. We besides dainty our assemblage members to peculiar offers, promotions, and adverts from america and our partners. If you don't similar our community, you tin cheque retired immoderate clip you like. If you're curious, you tin work our Privacy Notice.