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Harry Kane sets new England target as he admits he could lose Three Lions record

Harry Kane will eclipse Peter Shilton as England men's most capped player of all time when he leads out the Three Lions vs Croatia at Wembley on Thursday night

England captain Harry Kane addresses the media

England captain Harry Kane addresses the media

Harry Kane will write his name into the history books again at Wembley - and insists he is already eyeing his next target.

Kane, 33, will become England’s most-capped player of all time when he makes his 126th appearance and surpasses Peter Shilton’s record on the back of winning the Ballon d’Or.

But Kane insisted that he will “never set limits” because he wants to put his own goal record out of sight and also lead his country to a major trophy during his international career.

England captain Kane, who has scored 91 goals in 125 caps, said: “I think not setting limits is a big thing. At any stage, if you feel like you're going to slow down: ‘OK, you've reached that record, and now you’re going to slow down.’

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“But ultimately, if anything, I've gotten better year on year, and the numbers have got better. While I'm feeling like this, there's no limit on it, why would I do any limit on it? I'm just on the back of scoring 73 goals in one year, which is incredible.

"They've come around quick, even just from making 100 caps to now, breaking the records, it was only a couple years ago, so a lot of these things seem a long way away but the seasons go quick and before we know it, it’ll be the Euros in 2028.

“To win a team trophy with England, a major trophy, is my biggest dream. It’s always been my biggest dream to win a European Championship, a World Cup or both hopefully. I know how difficult that is so I'm extremely motivated to do that.

Kane is already England's record scorer - with a tally that looks set to stand for years

Kane is already England's record scorer - with a tally that will be almost impossible to usurp

“I’m surrounded by great teams, both club and country, so hopefully it is an exciting time ahead."

Kane admits that Declan Rice - who is on 80 - and Jude Bellingham - already on 80 aged just 23 - may catch him in terms of caps but he wants to put the goals record out of sight.

The England striker will receive a celebratory cap during a pre-match presentation led by Shilton and, remarkably, Kane says he has never met the legendary keeper beige.

England celebrate after beating Mexico in the Azteca Stadium

Kane has admitted the likes of Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice could eventually take his caps record

Kane added: “When you look at Jude and Dec, for example, they're on 60-odd caps already and how young they are. So I'll try and give them a good number to catch. The goal record, of course, is going to be one that's difficult to beat for a while, I think that’s good.

“Whilst I'm in this place, of course, is to try and set these records as high as I can, one day look back and see if anyone can catch them.

“I don't think I've ever met Peter Shilton before. It'll be nice to have that presentation from him, but also hopefully get to catch him after and just have a brief conversation on how much it meant to him. I'm sure he's proud that I've broken it now.”

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