Interim manager Gareth Southgate has confirmed Harry Kane has been released by England to work on his fitness with Tottenham.
The Spurs striker recently missed seven weeks of competitive action after suffering ankle ligament damage.
An injury picked up against Sunderland in mid-September kept him sidelined until a north London derby date with Arsenal on Nov. 6.
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He marked his return to action with a goal against the Gunners, in a 1-1 draw at Emirates Stadium, and was immediately added to the latest England squad.
Southgate had no qualms with selecting the 23-year-old, despite his lack of minutes, and was given the green light by Spurs to call upon his services.
The Three Lions have, however, been careful in their handling of last season’s Premier League Golden Boot winner.
Kane was named on the bench for Friday’s 2018 World Cup qualifier against Scotland, with Liverpool’s Daniel Sturridge preferred as the central striker.
The Reds forward justified that selection by opening the scoring, while two more goals from Adam Lallana and Gary Cahill ensured that Southgate had no need to chase the game.
As a result, Kane was an unused substitute on the night, with the decision taken not to risk him in a contest which required no attacking spark.
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With England now turning its attention to friendly duty against Spain on Tuesday – with no points at stake - Southgate has agreed to send the hard-working forward back to his club.
He told the FATV: “Harry Kane has gone back to Tottenham. Harry reported for us last week and obviously hadn’t played a full game for seven weeks, so it’s important that he gets a different training program to what we’re going to follow over the next couple of days.
“We’re really grateful to Tottenham for letting us have him for the qualifier. Once we had assessed our injury status, and the fact that we were fine and covered and what we would do for this game, then the sessions that we are going to do are not what Harry needs at this moment in time – having had such a long layoff."