Harry Kane believes he will "just crack on as normal" if Tottenham Hotspur play Leyton Orient next season after he sponsored the League Two club's shirts.
The Premier League, FA and EFL gave the England captain permission to help out the club that gave him his senior professional debut while loan from Spurs in 2011.
Kane has not only looked to support his old club but in doing so has donated the shirt sponsorship for the 2020/21 season to three great causes.
Orient's home shirt will bear a thank you message to the frontline heroes currently fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
The away shirt will be adorned by Haven House Children’s Hospice while the League Two club's third shirt, will bear the name of Mind, the mental health charity.
Kane was asked on Friday during an appearance on Good Morning Britain what would happen if Spurs drew Orient in either the FA Cup or League Cup, bearing in mind his financial contribution to the O's.
"To be honest, I think I'd just crack on as normal," he admitted. "Everyone realised the good work we were doing and it was nothing to do with any conflict between Tottenham and Leyton Orient."
On how the idea came about, he explained: "Nigel Travis, the owner of Leyton Orient, got in touch with my brother who represents me.
"Between them and a couple of others at Leyton Orient we got an idea of what they wanted to do. My brother brought it to me and I fell in love with the idea straight away.
"It's obviously a chance to help Orient, who gave me my first professional start and got me underway with my professional career, and help three amazing causes during this difficult time.
"We got the ball rolling, we had to ask the Premier League, the FA, the EFL and Tottenham to make sure there were no loopholes and thankfully everyone was on board."
Orient announced that on Thursday after the announcement they had enjoyed their biggest ever retail day at the club with fans buying shirts.
"That's exactly the response we wanted," said Kane. "We obviously didn't know how it would be taken yesterday, it's the first time it's ever been done, so to hear that is exactly what we wanted and it puts a smile on my face.
"Hopefully people keep buying the shirts – ten percent goes to those charities and it's great for Leyton Orient as well who are going to struggle during this time, with uncertainty over whether League One and League Two are going to continue. So it's helping everyone out."
The Tottenham star was asked why he chose those three charities to benefit in particular.
"The frontline workers, we've all seen the amazing job they've been doing at this difficult time, putting their lives on the line whether it's delivery drivers, bus drivers, care workers, shop workers – there's so many people I can name," he explained.
"I thought it was important we gave them as much support as possible. Haven House, it was just something that it is very local to me, I grew up not far from where they're based.
"They do some amazing work for children and their families during their most difficult times, whether that's daycare or end of life care. So many tough things they have to support.
"Obviously during this time, charities have taken a hit as well, not getting the fundraisers they usually get so we thought that was important.
"Of course Mind, the mental health charity. Over the last few years I've got to know more about mental health and what fundraisers like mine do.
"Especially during this lockdown, there's not going to be as much talking between friends and families so it's important people feel there's somewhere to go, someone to talk to. That's why we choose Mind."
On what happens now with football and the financial issues facing clubs from the Premier League down to Leyton Orient in League Two and in non-league, Kane hopes everyone will work together.
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"The football family would always want to come together at a time like this," he said.
"Obviously all clubs have taken a hit financially from the Premier League right down to League Two and the lower leagues are going to feel that a little bit more.
"I know a lot of players are doing stuff for charities and doing as much as they can for everything and communities during this time.
"It's down to each individual and each club to see how they want to go about it. Obviously this is something I wanted to do personally so we just have to wait and see how it unfolds."
