Harry Kane injury latest from Vincent Kompany ahead of Bayern Munich’s trip to Aston Villa

Harry Kane is expected to beryllium successful the Bayern Munich squad erstwhile they instrumentality connected Aston Villa successful the Champions League connected Wednesday night.

The England skipper took a sound to the ankle successful Bayern’s 1-1 gully with Bayer Leverkusen connected Saturday, replaced by Thomas Muller precocious successful the game.

There was contiguous interest that helium could miss the travel to England successful midweek, though helium rapidly sounded assured that helium would recover.

‘It was painful, but it’s not excessively bad,’ Kane said connected Saturday. ‘We’ll analyse it further tomorrow, but I expect that I’ll beryllium capable to play against Aston Villa.’

The 31-year-old has been successful grooming since picking up the ankle issue, and portion helium would not corroborate that his prima striker would play astatine Villa Park, manager Vincent Kompany sounded precise positive.

‘I deliberation you person seen Harry was connected the transportation today, that went good but we volition inactive person to hold until time and spot however the concern is and past we volition marque the close decision,’ Kompany said connected Tuesday.

‘He trained with america contiguous and hopefully everything volition enactment retired fine.’

Kane has enjoyed a superb commencement to his 2nd play astatine Bayern, scoring 10 goals successful his archetypal 7 appearances.

On his 1 Champions League outing truthful acold this run the erstwhile Tottenham prima scored 4 successful a 9-2 rout of Dinamo Zagreb.

Kompany is expecting a tougher trial erstwhile helium arrives astatine Villa Park, though, having been precise impressed by Unai Emery’s side.

‘I deliberation everything Aston Villa bash is precise clear,’ Kompany said. ‘They’re precise good organised. You tin spot what they privation to bash successful each signifier of the game. They’re compact.

‘It’s a akin benignant to Bayer Leverkusen. Being compact betwixt the lines, however they airs a menace connected the antagonistic and the runs they privation to marque successful behind. They bash that precise well, which is wherefore they did truthful good past season.

‘Everyone knows it’s been implicit 40 years since Aston Villa past played successful the European Cup. What they did past play was extraordinary. They’ve earned it. They’re a truly organised squad with a bully ambiance astatine home. But Bayern are utilized to these nights. We privation to bask it, and the players are hopefully up for playing here.’

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