Roy Hodgson says he wouldn't mind if Tottenham took Harry Kane to Australia at the end of the season.
?The England boss initially suggested that he would rather see Kane represent the England U21s at the European Championships in the Czech Republic but he has now had a change of heart.
?Ahead of Kane's potential England debut against Lithuania on Friday night, Hodgson said: "It doesn't bother me one bit.
?"The thing about these tours which are commercial tours to satisfy contracts made with big sponsors is they want the big-name players to be there and he is a big-name player.
?"It was a long chat with Mauricio, it was good to see him. I am pretty confident that between the club, Daniel (Levy), Mauricio, and Harry himself and (Under-21 coach) Gareth Southgate, they will find a solution to that without any problem at all.
?"The so-called problematic tour they will have at the end of the season which for me is not a problematic tour at all.
?"I think, speaking to Mauricio, they are very wise to go for a week at the end of the season when it's quite relaxed and you don't have to really work your players hard.
?"If that means you don't have to go flying around at the start of the season in pre-season that seems to be a very wise move. The FA are perfectly comfortable with that."?
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