Former Newcastle United and England striker Alan Shearer believes it is not the worst thing in the world for Harry Kane to suffer an injury a few months before the World Cup.

Shearer believes that both Spurs and England can benefit from the striker sitting out some games.

"Son will now have the opportunity to be the leading man in the team and they will be looking for him to continue producing the goals," Shearer told Coral.

"He has been superb this season and one of their best players. If he keeps up his scoring record, they should be OK without Kane for a few weeks. From an England point of view, it could end up being a good thing.

"Heading into Euro 96 I had a hernia operation at a similar point of the year and it gave me a little bit of a rest. I know you are working hard behind the scenes but you are not travelling, playing the games or getting kicked.

"I then went on to finish as the top goalscorer at the tournament. The general feeling is that the top players are playing too much football so at least he is going to have a break. He has had the same injury before so he will know how to handle it and so will the medical team."