Harry Kane will play at a star-studded Ryder Cup style tournament in New Jersey at the end of June, prompting suggestions that he could take up golf at the end of his football career.
Kane has regularly spoken on his love for golf and will have the opportunity to showcase his talents at the event, which will also include some of the other leading names in sport.
Liverpool’s James Milner will be a part of the event, as will boxer Canelo Alvarez, swimmer Michael Phelps and cricketers Ricky Ponting and Brian Lara.
Also in attendance will be Man City manager Pep Guardiola, who tried to sign Kane 12 months ago.
The striker admitted that golf is a regular hobby for him but remained tentative on whether he could talk up the sport once his football career is done.
“I think that’s a long way away but never say never,” said Kane.
‘I’m way off where the pros are at the moment. I know that for sure – I’m just concentrating on football.”
For now, Kane is focussed on the one remaining game of what has been a gruelling season – England’s clash with Hungary at Molineux on Tuesday evening, which is LIVE on talkSPORT.
It has been a stuttering Nations League campaign for Gareth Southgate’s men, having picked up just two points from their opening three fixtures, leaving the Three Lions bottom of the group.
Kane is the scorer of England’s only Nations league goal so far this campaign – a penalty against Germany last week – leading to criticism of Southgate and his side and a clear over reliance on the Spurs star for goals.
“It would be a more enjoyable couple of months if we beat Hungary but it won’t change how I would view the next period,” said Southgate ahead of Tuesday night’s fixture.
“But I accept it would change external perceptions. We all want to leave with a win tomorrow. The noise will still be there because if we win we’ll only have beaten Hungary, that’s the reality. If we don’t win, then different story, of course.”
Despite the vultures starting to circle over Southgate in his role as England boss, Kane gave his backing to the 51-year-old whilst serving a gentle reminder as to the precarious position of the Three Lions team when Southgate took over following the Euro 2016 exit to Iceland.
“If you look at where we were in 2016 compared to now, we’ve made massive improvements and strides,” added Kane.
“We’ve knocked down a lot of hurdles in major tournaments by doing stuff an England team hasn’t done for a long time. Of course, we haven’t won anything yet, but we’re knocking on the door.
“Being an England player you’re always going to have criticism when you don’t win for a couple of games and that’s part and parcel of it.
“But within this squad and the staff and manager, we have a bigger vision of where we want to go. The World Cup is the most important thing for us this year.
“I can’t speak highly enough of Gareth. I had him with the Under-21s and then with the senior team. He understands what the England team needs to be successful.
“We have been one of the most successful England teams in the past 50 years or so. So we are on the right track. We have still got stuff to improve, that’s just the bottom line.”
Tune into talkSPORT for LIVE commentary of England vs Hungary in the Nations League, Tuesday June 14 – Kick off: 19:45 BST
Source: Talk Sport