"Sorry, Kane!"
A journalist from Germany's leading media bild politely apologized to Bayern Munich goaltender Harry Kane, who is the captain of the England national team.
Kane scored a hat-trick against Hoffenheim in the German Bundesliga on the 21st (Korea time) and led the team to a 4-1 victory. Born in 1993, Kane, 32, showed off his crazy firepower with eight goals in four games with his unwavering form this season.
Shortly after Kane's hat-trick, Bild reporter Alfred Draxler sincerely apologized for criticizing Kane's excessive transfer fee during his transfer to Bayern Munich. Many German media outlets, including journalist Draxler at the time, criticized Bayern Munich's decision to spend 95 million pounds (about 179.1 billion won) on recruiting Harry Kane in the summer of 2023. It was a worrying criticism about spending nearly 100 million pounds (about 188.5 billion won) on recruiting a striker who has entered the age of 30 and has no winning experience. However, Kane, England's all-time leading scorer, has continued to play fantastic every game since moving from Tottenham to Bayern Munich.
He has scored 98 goals and 29 assists in 103 games, showing phenomenal scoring ability. Bild reporter Draxler, one of the media who expressed skepticism at the time of Kane's transfer, apologized for his premature judgment two years ago. "I was one of those who looked pretty critically at Kane's £100m transfer fee when he moved from Tottenham to Bayern Munich in 2023. I thought too much money was going to be spent on a player who was 30 years old at the time and had no experience in winning yet. There were also cheaper alternatives. Nicklas Fulkrug, for example, was a 16-goal player for Werder Bremen in the previous season. 'But Kane has never been injured! It's not just luck. It's the result of strict self-care and rigorous training. 'I don't think Harry Kane is a player who holidayes in a hotel where he has to book a sunbed seat early in the morning. If I can meet him, I will wake up really early and put a towel on the sunbed where he will lie down in advance. I gave absolute respect and affection to any Englishman, which I did not do.
Kane's contract with Bayern Munich runs from 2026 to 2027. Bayern Munich is reportedly considering whether to renew the contract or not, as Kane will be almost 34 years old at the end of his contract. Bayern have signed Nicolas Jackson on loan from Chelsea as an additional striker and have an option to completely sign him next summer. Raphael Honichstein predicted that Jackson would establish himself as Kane's successor and that Kane would also be able to return to the Premier League.
"It's no secret that in Germany we don't expect Kane to finish his career at Bayern," he told talkSPORT. "The contract is due in 2027, but we are also preparing for the possibility of leaving a little early. We need to make a serious decision between the club and the players as soon as possible." "Bayern Munich wanted a successor to back Kane up, and to continue him at the same time. He searched for several candidates, including Benjamin Sesco and Nick Boltemade, and eventually decided to choose Jackson. This suggests that the club is aware to some extent that Kane can leave within a year or two." "But because Kane is so good, no matter how good a player is, he won't replace Kane. Jackson is definitely Kane's successor, but the moment to become his successor is still a long way off.'
Kane is the second-highest scorer in English Premier League history with a total of 213 goals, 48 goals behind Allan Shearer (261 goals). Most analysts say that this record will be on the back of England's national team captain Kane's mind.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
