'The beginning of the end' - Harry Kane's England future called into question by Man Utd icon

England opted to play without Harry Kane starring the enactment successful the caller triumph implicit Greece and Paul Scholes claims we are witnessing the extremity of the striker's clip with the Three Lions

Paul Scholes claimed we could beryllium seeing "the opening of the end" of Harry Kane aft his daze England snub.

The Three Lions skipper, who has led the enactment for astir a decade, was near retired for the triumph implicit Greece successful the caller planetary break. Lee Carsley opted to usage Ollie Watkins from the commencement with Kane having to ticker connected from a uncommon spot connected the bench.

Kane is the country's all-time starring scorer but has seen his England performances dip successful caller times. He was part of a misfiring onslaught astatine the Euros and, with Watkins waiting successful the wings, determination is immoderate appetite to spot the federation line-up differently.

The striker remains hugely prolific astatine nine level arsenic helium seeks to extremity his trophy drought with Bayern Munich this term. England though person a blossoming young broadside yet to fulfil their imaginable and Scholes claimed Kane present looks somewhat retired of place.

He said connected Stick to Football, brought to you by Sky Bet, Scholes said: "It felt similar the extremity of Harry Kane (during the planetary break) – the opening of the end. He looked retired of spot successful the team. When you get older you consciousness similar everything happens a spot quicker astir you and it looked a spot similar that. But I don't cognize however we'd regenerate him."

Roy Keane offered a counter-argument erstwhile helium said: "He's lone 31! We're talking astir him similar he's 35 oregon 36". Scholes though replied: 'He conscionable looks that mode though, doesn't he?'. Neville responded: 'Alan Shearer, adjacent the end, was a spot similar that arsenic well, wasn't he?"

In 2024 Kane has scored 7 times successful 14 outings for his state and was capable to find the nett erstwhile helium returned to the starting XI for the thumping triumph implicit the Republic of Ireland earlier this week.

England's mentation for the World Cup successful a small nether 2 years has already begun arsenic they participate the Thomas Tuchel era. The German worked with Kane past word and is apt to favour the Bayern man, who excelled nether his coaching, and the erstwhile Tottenham antheral insists he's playing arsenic bully arsenic helium ever has.

"I don't deliberation (it volition beryllium my past chance)," helium told Sky Sports. "There's sometimes a cognition erstwhile you get into your thirties that you're coming to an end. But for maine personally I'm performing astatine the highest level I've ever performed and consciousness arsenic bully arsenic I've ever felt truthful it's astir taking successful the moment."

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