Berlin, April 6 -- As if to deliver good news, the sun briefly broke through the clouds when Harry Kane stepped onto the pitch at Bayern Munich's training ground just before noon.

The key message from the symbolic scene was that the 32-year-old England captain is likely to be ready to join Bayern's squad for the crucial first leg of its UEFA Champions League quarterfinal against Real Madrid on Tuesday evening in Madrid.

Kane recently missed England's matches against Uruguay and Japan, as well as Bayern's league game in Freiburg last Saturday, because of ankle problems.

Kane has undergone intensive treatment over the past few days and is expected to travel with Bayern to the Spanish capital later on Monday, according to Xinhua.

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