Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen has urged Harry Kane NOT to play for England Under 21 's this summer . Kane is set for his first senior call-up later this month for the games against Lithuania and Italy . But the plan then is for Kane to drop down back into the Under 21 's for this summer 's European Championships in the Czech Republic . Harry Kane is likely to be included in England Under 21 's European Championship squad in the summer . Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino has already warned the FA he wants talks with the FA before giving them his blessing to call-up Kane this summer . And Vertonghen , who played in the tournament in 2007 , says the 21-year-old , who has played 41 games already this season , should skip the tournament in preparation for next season . The Belgian said : 'It ’ s difficult for me to judge . Of course England want him . He is a brilliant striker and he can be the main man , but I think he needs his rest for next season . Jan Vertonghen ( right ) believes the striker should stay at home and instead prepare for next season . 'It ’ s his call and I know a player always wants to play but sometimes you have to be careful . It ’ s a difficult one because last season I played with injuries , but sometimes you just can ’ t . You have to think about what ’ s going to come . It ’ s his decision and it ’ s a totally different situation from when I played in 2007 . Did that benefit my development as a player ? It ’ s hard to tell . ' I enjoyed playing for my country because I never played international football at youth level . 'So that was my first tournament as a Belgium player and I enjoyed it . It was in Holland and I played in Holland for Ajax at the time , so for me it was brilliant . ' Kane rounds Rob Green in the Queens Park Rangers goal to double Tottenham 's lead on Saturday . The striker has been in terrific form and continued his goalscoring run with two goals at Loftus Road .
Harry Kane is to lead England Under last season 's in the European Championships . Tottenham team-mate Jan Vertonghen has urged the striker to not play . The Belgian believes Kane should prepare for the following season instead . Click here for all the latest Tottenham news .