Harry Kane has long been touted to break Alan Shearer’s iconic goalscoring record, but his move to Bayern Munich raised the question of whether he would ever return to pursue it again.
When asked about it, he denied that the thought was currently in his mind.
“My focus is on Bayern at the moment. We have a great team and a fantastic coach, and I am extremely happy here. Of course, we still have more goals to achieve with Bayern and want to accomplish new things. We want to win the Champions League, continue to dominate the Bundesliga, and defend the titles we won last season,” said Kane (as captured via @iMiaSanMia). “Over the course of my career and life, I have learned that you cannot always control everything yourself. Sometimes you simply have to let things take their course, believe in yourself, and keep working hard. That is my top priority at the moment. I would never rule out breaking the Premier League’s all-time goalscoring record at some point. But right now, that is not my main focus.”
Shearer’s record stands at 260 goals, and Kane has recorded 213. Breaking the record would require at least two seasons at the top of his ability, and with his 2029 extension at Bayern, that simply sounds unlikely. Nonetheless, Kane has constantly defied the odds, and if he were to return to the Premier League after an illustrious time at Bayern, one would not put breaking the record past him.
