#harry-kane

#harry-kane

As unrealistic as Kane's transfer may seem presently, the same could've been said in the months prior to the last time Barcelona attempted to whisk one of the best strikers in the world away from Bayern Munich. In the end, the pipe dream became a reality, as Lewandowski left Bavaria for Catalonia. Kane's situation is simply too similar to ignore.

Wow. Harry Kane ... is incredible. I faced him many times back when he was with Tottenham so I knew him on the pitch but never shared it with him. Because one thing is seeing him and the other is sharing with him in training or in the dressing room. He surprised me. He does things in training where I say to myself, 'this can't be.' He's so good. So good.

The European Golden Shoe or Golden Boot was launched in 1967-68 by French newspaper L'Equipe to celebrate the leading goalscorer in league matches from the top division of a European league. European Sports Media took over the award from the 1997-98 season, deciding it would be won on a weighted points-based system, with the goals that players score multiplied by a specific number denoted by the Uefa coefficient of the league they play in.

Harry Kane, so used to Boxing Day throughout his many years at Tottenham Hotspur, has things very differently at Bayern Munich. Germany's Bundesliga pauses for a winter break throughout Christmas time and past New Year's, meaning that Kane can pick a nice vacation spot rather than slugging it out on the pitch. Speaking to SkySport, Kane discusses the big change to his Christmas plans:

We felt that, a little bit, at the last Euros. We got to the final and there was still a lot of negative noise around us. We knew that unless we won it that noise was going to continue, and it did, that's part and parcel of it. The success we've been building since 2018, semi-finals of the World Cup, a final, quarter-final, then another final, we've been knocking on the door, and we've consistently been one of the best teams in the world.

Lewandowski, of course, holds the Bundesliga single season goal-scoring record with 41 goals. Kane, meanwhile, has 18 goals in 14 Bundesliga game so far this season. Kane is clearly on pace to break the Polish Hitman's record and was recently asked about potentially breaking that mark. So...what do you say Bayern Munich fans, do you want to see Kane break the record...or would you rather see Lewandowski continue to be the record holder?

I think that's possible, especially with the start I've had so far this year. There is still a long way to go," Kane told Sky Sports DE when asked about the single-season record.

Harry Kane, long admired by the Catalan club as a potential successor to Robert Lewandowski, has informed Bayern Munich that he will not activate his exit clause for the summer of 2026. This clause, valued at €65 million, would have allowed Kane to leave ahead of schedule, but the England captain has made it clear he intends to remain in Germany for at least another season.