Antonio Conte says Harry Kane is pleased at Spurs and praises striker’s angle

Antonio Conte believes Harry Kane is pleased at Tottenham and is firmly on board with the membership’s mission.

The England captain was closely linked with a switch to Manchester Metropolis this summer season however his efforts to push by way of a transfer didn’t come to fruition and look to have contributed in the direction of a below-par first half of the season for the ahead.

Kane struggled for objectives underneath Nuno Espirito Santo, who was sacked in November and changed by Conte, and even now the striker has solely scored 9 occasions for Spurs in all competitions this time period.

But a second aim within the Premier League this marketing campaign and improved show on Sunday towards Liverpool confirmed inexperienced shoots for the 28-year-old, who will purpose to construct on that when Crystal Palace go to on Boxing Day.

Conte stated: “Harry has confirmed me nice availability and confirmed me (he’s) completely concerned within the Tottenham mission.

“I see him each day and I see that he’s pleased.

“He leads in the coaching floor, he leads within the dressing room and he leads throughout the coaching classes in a incredible means. I’m pleased for what I’m seeing each day.”

After scoring 23 objectives and claiming 14 assists within the Premier League final season, Kane has lots of catching as much as do if he needs to try to get near these numbers in the course of the present marketing campaign.

Spurs boss Conte has already admitted it could be tough to begin a recreation with out his star striker given the standard of the 28-year-old, who suffered heartbreak within the Euro 2020 Remaining with England in the summertime.

Tottenham go to Southampton two days after they host Palace and in addition face Watford on New Yr’s Day, which can mark two years since Kane suffered a severe hamstring harm at St Mary’s following the 2019 Christmas interval.

“I know this and it’s tough to begin the sport with out Harry as a result of he’s some extent of reference in our workforce,” Conte admitted when quizzed on attempting to handle the health of the ahead.

“For certain as of late I communicate with him, I communicate with the gamers as a result of I need to perceive very effectively which is the true bodily situation.

“If there’s somebody that has a little bit of fatigue, it is going to be crucial to have a superb chat with the gamers as a result of we have now to handle this era. This era isn’t simple however not just for us, for all of the groups within the Premier League.”

The subject of the congested fixture schedule would most probably have been raised throughout Thursday’s digital assembly between the 20 top-flight managers and the division’s governing physique.

However Conte added: “If I’ve to be trustworthy, it was a gathering that we tried to talk and a few coaches tried to talk, to ask about options however I feel every thing was determined.

“I feel yesterday it was a wall and for that reason I additionally favor to not go into it.”

Requested if it was a waste of time, the 52-year-old added: “I feel so.

“As a result of when you will have a wall in entrance of you, you’ll be able to communicate and ask what you need however each resolution was (already) taken.”

Spurs don’t have any new harm considerations with Cristian Romero and Ryan Sessegnon each nonetheless out with hamstring and muscular issues respectively.