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'Outstanding' Kane similar to Batistuta - Buffon

The Juventus goalkeeper feels the Tottenham star is in the 'top two or three' strikers in world football

Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has endorsed the comparisons between Tottenham striker Harry Kane and Fiorentina icon Gabriel Batistuta.

Kane scored against the Bianconeri in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie in Turin and will again feature when the teams reconvene at Wembley on Wednesday.

Juve skipper Buffon was clearly impressed with what he saw in last month's 2-2 draw, likening the England man's qualities to retired Serie A star Batistuta.

Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino, a former Argentina team-mate of Batistuta, first made the assessment last year.