Spurs striker, Harry Kane is hoping to bounce back from his ankle ligament injury in time to play in the UCL if his team progresses ahead of Ajax.
The deadly striker is recuperating after he suffered “significant” ankle ligament damage during Spurs’ quarter-final first-leg victory against Manchester City in April.
The England captain is not expected to play again in the Premier League this term, or in either leg of Tottenham’s semi-final against Ajax.
But if Mauricio Pochettino’s team make the UCL, Kane feels he can feature at Atletico Madrid on June 1.
Pochettino said, “I hope, yes. I think he’s doing well but you know, today, I cannot guess.
“He can be available before or after. That is going to depend on his rehab.
“Now he is in a very good period that is going forward quick but always the last moment is the most difficult situation – to take the decision to play or not.
“You cannot guess today. If you said to me today, my gut is maybe he can be available because I know Harry Kane, the determination to work and to be focused and recover as soon as possible but I am not a doctor. This is only my gut.”
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