By Daniel Matthews For Mailonline
Published: 14:25 BST, 12 April 2019 | Updated: 15:16 BST, 12 April 2019
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Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino will not stop Harry Kane spearheading England's attack in this summer's Nations League Finals, despite the striker's recurring struggles with injury.
Kane will see a specialist next week after suffering 'significant lateral ligament' damage to his left ankle in Spurs' Champions League win over Manchester City on Tuesday, with Pochettino admitting it will be 'difficult' for him to play again before the end of the domestic season.
It's the fifth such problem the striker has suffered since 2016, and the second to his left ankle this season.
Harry Kane sustained significant ligament damage to his left ankle against Manchester City
The injury will rule the Tottenham Hotspur forward out until the end of the domestic season
Kane faces a race against time to be fit to play for England at June's Nations League Finals
Kane is battling to be fit for England's Nations League semi-final against Holland on June 6 and Pochettino insisted he will not tell the Three Lions captain to skip the tournament to give his ankle a rest.
'You know me very well, after six years and half years working in England my will is to help the national team, I'm never going to tell the player not to go to the national team,' Pochettino said ahead of Spurs'