Harry Kane will not be involved in Tottenham Hotspur’s match against Manchester City this afternoon.
The Athletic understands Kane has not been deemed fit enough to feature and has not travelled with the team for today’s fixture.
For City, meanwhile, Jack Grealish has been handed his first start for the club after signing for the reigning Premier League champions for a British record fee of £100 million.
Spurs’s starting XI for the fixture is: Lloris; Tanganga, Sanchez, Dier, Reguilon; Skipp, Hojbjerg; Bergwijn, Dele, Lucas; Son.
City’s starting XI is: Ederson; Cancelo, Dias, Ake, Mendy; Fernandinho, Gudogan, Grealish; Mahrez, Ferran, Sterling.
Kane has been at the centre of a long-standing transfer saga between the two clubs, with The Athletic reporting the 28-year-old’s desire to leave Tottenham several months ago.
There was confusion over Kane’s return to Tottenham’s pre-season following his involvement in the European Championship, with the striker denying he had refused to train. Kane carried out a five-day quarantine at The Lodge before returning to training.
On Friday, Tottenham manager Nuno Espirito Santo indicated that Kane could feature for the club in Sunday’s match, despite not playing in any pre-season fixtures. Nuno revealed he would make a decision on Kane’s involvement after training on Saturday.
“He’s a Tottenham player. He’s here with us,” Nuno told reporters. “We have to think about tomorrow (Saturday). Let’s prepare the training session of tomorrow and go day by day.”
Kane is wanted by City and remains keen to leave north London, but Tottenham are holding firm that they will not sell to another Premier League club.