Harry Kane says he was surprised that his criticism of the players who withdrew from the England squad received “as much coverage as it did”.
Nine players pulled out of the squad for Lee Carsley’s final two games as interim head coach against Greece and the Republic of Ireland before Thomas Tuchel takes over.
The Three Lions captain said during the week that “I don’t really like it if I’m totally honest”, adding “England comes before anything, England comes before club”.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Cole Palmer, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Bukayo Saka, and Declan Rice were among the key players to withdraw as the Uefa Nations League group stage comes to a conclusion.
