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Tottenham striker Kane insists he can still win Golden Boot today

Tottenham striker Harry Kane insists he can still win the Golden Boot today.

The Spurs striker, with 28 top-flight goals, is three ­behind Liverpool's double Footballer of the Year, Mo Salah.

He knows it will take a ­heroic effort against Leicester today to close that gap - and hoping Salah fails to notch against Brighton.

Kane said: “Getting 30 goals is definitely the aim.

“I always try to improve every year and it was 29 last year, so to reach that 30-mark and to keep doing it on a ­consistent level is important.

“The Golden Boot is still there, but who knows?

“It is good that the pressure is off on Sunday, so, hopefully, we can go and play free and score a few goals.

“We'll try to do the same as last year. It will be tough, but it is about getting to that 30-goal mark for me. As a striker, you just go through spells through the season.

“Sometimes, everything you touch turns to gold and you are scoring goals. Sometimes, you have to wait on one or two chances.

"Like against Newcastle on Wednesday, I had a couple of chances and took one of them well, which is nice.

“Hopefully, I can get into a rhythm with the friendlies with England and take that into the World Cup.

“That is what I will try to do, anyway."

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