Uefa Nations League: Harry Kane insists Champions League Final fallout will not disrupt England

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Giuseppe Muro3 June 2019

Harry Kane insists the aftermath of the Champions League Final will not disrupt the harmony in the England squad ahead of the Nations League Finals.

England captain Kane is confident club rivalries will be put to one side when Tottenham and Liverpool players join up with the squad in Portugal this week.

Spurs and Liverpool players went head to head in Madrid on Saturday when the Reds won 2-0 to lift the Champions League.

Club rivalries have spilled over into England squads in the past but Kane says nothing will undermine the team spirit nurtured by Gareth Southgate.

Kane said: “We have got such a great bond and, although we are at different clubs, when we come here everyone is fully focused on here.

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"You do not have to talk to people about switching off from club football.

"Everyone just naturally does it and I think the fact we have played with each other in club sides and younger England sides [means] we’re all good friends.

“Whether you are at Spurs or [Manchester] City or Liverpool, we have known each other long enough that we have become mates.

“When you come here, you just look forward to meeting up and being friends.”

England face Netherlands in their Nations League semi-final in Guimaraes on Thursday.

The winner will take on Portugal or Switzerland in the final in Porto on Sunday, and success would be another important stage in the development of Southgate’s side after they reached the semi-finals of the World Cup last year.

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Kane said: “It is a new tournament, but it is still a chance to win a trophy in an England shirt, and 1966 was a long time ago.

"We all want to win trophies, so it is a huge incentive. I think if we go on and win, it will be another stepping stone to go on to achieve big things in the future.

“Winning trophies breeds that mentality to go on to do more and more. It is a chance for us to start early and try to achieve that.”

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