- Kane has had a successful first year in Germany, scoring 32 goals in 39 games
- He is however set to miss out on a trophy unless Bayern win Champions League
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Harry Kane insists that despite Bayern Munich’s struggles this season, he has no plans of leaving and is enjoying his time at the German club.
‘I’m really enjoying my experience in Germany. It was a step that I needed in my career for a fresh stimulus, a fresh challenge and new surroundings and I’m really happy that I made the move,’ said Kane.
‘My future is at Bayern Munich. I have a four-year contract. I’m enjoying it and hopefully I will be able to make something special happen this season. If not, I’ll be ready to go again in the summer and turn things around,’ added the England captain.
Kane, who left Tottenham last summer in a £100M move leads the Bundesliga goal-scoring charts with 32 goals and has 39 goals in all competitions for Thomas Tuchel’s side in what has been a disappointing campaign for the reigning German champions thus far.
Unless they win the Champions League, this would be Bayern’s first trophyless season since 2012. They were humiliated by third-tier Saarbrucken in the German Cup in November and Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen look set to wrap up the league title this weekend.
‘Of course it’s not the season I wanted with the way the league has gone and the way we got knocked out of the cup, admitted Kane, who stressed after Bayern’s first-leg draw against Arsenal that it makes success in Europe even more crucial.
‘It’s a competition that the club wants to win. Not winning the Bundesliga is a tough pill to swallow and it makes this competition even more important but we know there’s still a long way to go. We have to find that togetherness and team ethic where we grind out games because we haven’t done it enough this year,’ said Kane.
‘It’s been a disappointing season in the Bundesliga compared to what Leverkusen have done. This was a chance to show some togetherness and sometimes that’s through defending as a team. We had a 4-4-2 block – we worked, we blocked, we tackled, we caught them on the transition, and we had a big chance to go 3-1 up but that’s football.
‘Maybe it will be different next week with our fans. It was hard with no fans, and strange to have no-one there for us but I thought we dealt with it well. From our point of view, we have to go to the Allianz Arena with a full crowd and it’s going to be an amazing atmosphere and the aim is to get to the semi final,’ he added.
And Kane stressed that in front of 75,000 fans, Bayern will fancy their chances of winning and progressing to the last four, calling on his teammates to find that spirit in the Champions League in a season that reminds him of the 2018-19 campaign when Tottenham reached the final of the competition under Mauricio Pochettino.
‘That campaign is similar because we weren’t having a great time in the league if I’m totally honest that year but we found some passion and togetherness in the Champions League and we managed to get to the final and of course we didn’t manage to win it but that gives me hope,’ said Kane.
‘That experience gives me hope that we can find that again – we know we can perform in the big games, perform in the big quarter-final at home next week and try to get back to the final (at Wembley). Being at Wembley is also extra motivation for me personally being my national stadium and it’s still there to try and achieve.’
Olivia Martin is a dedicated sports journalist based in the UK. With a passion for various athletic disciplines, she covers everything from major league championships to local sports events, delivering up-to-the-minute updates and in-depth analysis.
