The truth is, there aren’t many young players ready to take over at centre-forward – Tammy Abraham and Dominic Calvert-Lewin are both over 25 – and Kane looks relatively secure for now.
Predicted team (4-3-3) Ramsdale, Alexander-Arnold, Stones, Guehi, Colwill, Mainoux, Rice, Bellingham, Saka, Kane, Gordon.
Expected 26 members
Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, Jordan Pickford, James Trafford.
Defender Trent Alexander-Arnold, Reece James, Ben White, John Stones, Marc Guehi, Jarrad Branthwaite, Levi Colwill, Luke Shaw.
Midfielder Declan Rice, Coby Mainu, Jude Bellingham, Cole Palmer, Adam Wharton, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott, Morgan Gibbs-White.
forward Harry Kane, Ollie Watkins, Bukayo Saka, Phil Foden, Anthony Gordon, Jack Grealish, Marcus Rashford.