"I’d be rubbing my hands together" - Calvert-Lewin on building partnership with Kane

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Nov 10, 2026
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I think like last season England was obviously in the back of my mind
because it's a by-product
of the success that you have with the club
but I was so focused on keeping leads in the
Premier League and making sure we had
a successful season that I didn't really bear too much
mind to anything else and having got the opportunity
to play for England in the March time, a call-up
to the World Cup would have been an additional bonus.
Obviously it's a dream to go to the
World Cup but...
I think my mission was accomplished with Leeds
at the end of the season and then getting
the call that I wasn't going to the World Cup, you know, it was okay.
I enjoyed a nice time with my family,
spent a lot of time with my daughter, which was
refreshing and I think that's why I started the season
so well this year.
I think everything happens for a reason
and I've got myself back in the fold from the
previous international break,
which felt like a real call-up in comparison to March.
So, again, happy to be here and looking to grab it with both hands.
It's not been that difficult if I'm being honest,
I've been around for a while so I know a lot of these boys,
I've played against them numerous times,
I've played with some of them, so for me it's been very easy,
it's a very tight-knit group, it's been an easy integration
and not something that I've found difficult at all.
Yeah, probably not too much if I'm being honest
because international breaks, they're quite short-winded and it's quick
and you get the detail that you need in the moment and it's not like
club where you train together and you can build partnerships every day.
But for me, Harry is someone that I would love to play with.
I look at the way he plays
and how he likes to get on the ball and make things happen.
He assists as many as he scores.
So for me as a centre-forward, I'd be rubbing my hands together.
So it's something that I hopefully will get the chance to do.
