Kane plays down returning to Premier League in future

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Kane has scored 98 league goals in three seasons at Bayern Munich

ByGary RoseBBC Sport journalist

Published45 minutes ago

Harry Kane says "the itch isn't there as much anymore" to one day return to England from Germany and try and break the all-time scoring record in the Premier League.

The striker left Tottenham to join Bayern Munich in 2023 having scored 213 goals in the English top flight, 47 goals short of Alan Shearer's tally of 260.

Kane has been in sensational form for club and country since moving to Munich, and last season hit a total of 73 goals.

He has entered the final 12 months of the four-year deal he signed after his £86.4m move from Spurs three years ago, but is set to begin discussing a new contract at Bayern.

After receiving the Golden Shoe for finishing top scorer in the Bundesliga on Wednesday, the England captain stressed how settled he feels at Bayern.

Kane said: "When I first left, for sure it was something I thought - I would definitely be coming back. That itch isn't there as much anymore.

"I am extremely happy here in Munich, it opened my eyes to a totally different world of football outside of England and it has made me appreciate European football even more.

"I just think the team we have here and the manager, my family is really settled here, it is just about being in the best place possible.

"Never say never, but for now I am concentrating on Bayern Munich and we will see what the future holds."

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Kane says he is proud of being in Ballon d’Or contention

Kane scored 61 goals in 51 appearances for Bayern last season as Vincent Kompany's side completed a league and cup double.

Kompany took charge of Bayern in 2024 and Kane credits the ex-Manchester City defender with taking his game to another level.

"I think this is the best version of myself for sure," he added.

"I think last season speaks for itself, from that sense the best season in my career no doubt.

"Since the boss has come in he has elevated my game to another level. That is down to the style of play, the way we attack and the way we defend, the way he gives players freedom to sometimes receive the ball deeper and sometimes arrive late in the box.

"I also had a lot of this and these kind of different positions during my Tottenham career as well, especially from the Mourinho stage onwards, it was the same sort of thing - I had freedom to come deep and get the ball and I had a great relationship with Son Heung-min.

"It has been building but I think this season with the team I have around me, the players we have and the system we play with the coach, it has just elevated me to another level."