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Newcastle United and Tottenham icon Chris Waddle has poured cold water on the idea of England captain Harry Kane returning to the club where he made his name when his newly penned Bayern Munich contract expires in 2029.
Many people may not realise Harry Kane was released by the Arsenal Academy at the age of 8 years old with Liam Brady saying Kane was “a bit chubby” and “not very athletic” as reported by Sky Sports. Kane admitted to having a “chip on his shoulder” after being released by Arsenal as a youngster, but says the decision was the “best thing that ever happened” as it drove him on and motivated him.
Spurs have never replaced Kane and even though club legend Son Heung-min softened the blow of losing the England captain when Kane left in the summer before his contract entered its final year they have tried other options like ex Everton hitman Richarlison and Dominic Solanke but no-one has come close to filling Kane’s boots.
Ex Spurs boss Thomas Frank is keen to bring Richarlison to Crystal Palace if he gets the job as expected. This would be welcome funds to help finance De Zerbi’s desire to land a big name striker.
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Spurs have also let some talented young strikers leave the club only to see them play well after leaving like Will Lankshear who joined Boro and Troy Parrott who joined AZ Alkmaar before signing for Real Betis this past summer.
It has been reported that Harry Kane was prepared to see out the last year of his contract with Spurs before joining Man United as a free agent who desperately wanted him and needed a quality striker. How different things might have been had Kane joined the Red-Devils.
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Harry Kane is having some year. The newly minted Ballon d’Or winner has just broken the all-time appearance record for England – 126 and counting – and recently extended his contract with German giants Bayern Munich, becoming the highest paid player in Europe in the process.
It’s been a whirlwind year for the 33-year-old. Kane, who scored a club-record 61 goals in 51 games for Bayern across all competitions last season, said after inking his mega deal: “I feel right at home at FC Bayern. I love the club, the fans and the city of Munich.
Throughout his time in Bavaria, there has always been a clamour from the English press to bring him home, and that subject reared it’s head, with several commentators thinking Kane could do a Teddy Sheringham and return to Spurs when his latest deal expires when the superstar striker will be 36.
Why would he come back to the Premier League?
Ex-England and Tottenham icon Chris Waddle has dismissed the notion that Kane could be lured back to the Premier League. Waddle, who himself experienced playing on the continent, starring for Marseille in the early nineties, explained why Kane will remain in the Bundesliga.
Speaking to iGaming.com, Waddle said:
“When people ask me, ‘Do you think Harry Kane will come back when he’s 36?‘ I think, why should he come back?
“He might have a soft spot to come back to Tottenham, but do Tottenham want somebody back at 36 or 37? I don’t think so, even if it is Harry Kane. I think Tottenham are looking to move on and are looking at much younger profiles.
“He made the right decision (to move to Bayern), and he probably never thought it would go as well as it has.
Best move Kane has ever made and the England records keep piling up
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Waddle likened his own Tottenham departure to that of Kane’s and believes that the England record-breaker will have no regrets about deciding to swap the Premier League for the Bundesliga.
He continued: “When I went to Marseille, I didn’t know what was going to happen, and it turned out to be three unbelievable years in my career. I didn’t want to leave Tottenham, but when I look back, it was probably the best move I made. Harry Kane, for all his time with Tottenham—and he loves Tottenham, rightly so—would say that Bayern Munich made him a far better player.
“They got him at his peak. A lot of players hit their peak around that age—I remember my game stepped up from the age of 27 to 29, so I was going into a great spell when I went to Marseille. All the boxes were ticked for Harry to go to Bayern Munich, and he’s been a revelation for them.
“I’m glad he got his big deal (Kane recently signed a new contract). The Bundesliga is a lot slower than the Premier League, so at 36, he could still be wearing the Bayern Munich number 10 shirt.”
Harry Kane is next in action as England travel to Spain in the Nations League on Sunday evening and given the way he seems to be only getting better with age we can expect him to add to the incredible number of records he already holds.