Harry Kane says he is on track to be fit when the Premier League returns as the Tottenham striker urged people to “stay safe” from the coronavirus.
Kane has been sidelined since suffering a torn hamstring tendon in
Tottenham’s New Year’s Day defeat at Southampton.
The England captain needed surgery on the injury in January and
Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho did
not expect him back until the last games of the season.
But the enforced break due to the virus has given Kane an opportunity to
play more matches if the Premier League is able to conclude the campaign
eventually.
The 26-year-old has stepped up his rehabilitation and should be fit by
the time the season can restart, with the top-flight schedule currently postponed
until at least April 30.
“I’m not too far away, I’d normally hope to be back with the team in two
or three weeks’ time,” Kane told Tottenham’s website on Tuesday.
“I’m at a good stage, pretty much doing everything, now it’s about
building up my fitness. So from my personal point of view, I’m in a good place.
“From a rehab point of view and personal point of view, I’m doing really
well. I’m at a good stage now and just working hard, doing a lot of recovery, a
lot of rehab and just waiting to see what happens to the season.”
Like everyone around the world, Kane has been following the pandemic
crisis and he admitted working his way back to fitness during such an alarming
global health situation has been strange.
Kane has a home gym and is doing his rehabilitation there, while
Tottenham have given individual training plans to each player during the
lockdown.
“My family is well, and obviously everyone is thinking about coronavirus
at the moment and it’s a time to be together, to stay safe and hopefully everything
will be alright,” he said.
“It’s such a strange situation, no one has been in this situation
before. Like anything, you have to take the positives out of it and do what you
can.
“So far, me and the family are well, and I’ll continue to work hard,
work in the gym, work from home and do what I can. We’ll just have to wait and
see.”
Kane has scored 17 goals in all competitions this season and Tottenham
crashed out of the Champions League and FA Cup in his absence.
