“Very good talks” – Bayern chief provides update on Harry Kane contract

“There are always scenarios as long as it’s not signed. There’s no new development,” Freund said in a press conference, as quoted by ESPN.

“The talks are going well. We’re very positive, everyone knows we’re determined to extend his contract and Harry feels very comfortable here.”

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Harry Kane increasingly unlikely to return to the Premier League

If Kane’s new contract really is as close as it sounds, then it seems we’re increasingly unlikely to ever see the former Spurs man back in the Premier League.

The England international has 213 Premier League goals in total, just 47 behind the current record scorer Alan Shearer, and if he’d stayed at Tottenham or joined another English club he surely would have smashed that record by now.

Player
Goals
Appearances

Alan Shearer
260
441

Harry Kane
213
320

Wayne Rooney
208
491

Mohamed Salah
193
328

Andy Cole
187
414

Sergio Aguero
184
275

Frank Lampard
177
609

Thierry Henry
175
258

Robbie Fowler
163
379

Still, Kane isn’t getting any younger, and at some point he’ll surely have to step down to a slightly lower level before finally hanging up his boots altogether.

It would be intriguing to see if he can fit in another spell in the Premier League to try to break Shearer’s record, but at this point it’s hard to see it happening.