Cursed or on course? Harry’s best chance of winning a pot is to stick rather than twist
When Harry Kane swapped north London for Bavaria, there was an acceptance his infamous trophy drought would quickly be ended. But that looks increasingly unlikely.
Could the unthinkable happen this summer? Could the ‘unhappy’ Kane cut his losses and leave Germany after one season?
WE asked our team of Mirror Sport writers what he should do next.
DAVID MCDONNELL
HARRY KANE wanted to join Manchester United last summer, but the figures simply did not stack up for the Red Devils.
With constraints imposed by financial fair play regulations, the Tottenham striker’s £100million fee, plus his £400,000-a-week salary, ruled out any chance United had of signing him.
But with Kane frustrated at Bayern Munich after three successive defeats, United could finally land the England skipper.
If he wanted out after just a year in Germany, the figures could now work for United, who have struggled for goals this season and are in the market for a striker.
With a wind of change blowing through United, Kane could be a central figure in the club’s renaissance and help lead them back to glory.
The 30-year-old may decide to stay at Bayern this summer and continue on his new adventure, even if Thomas Tuchel’s (circled) side fall short in the Bundesliga – as seems likely – and the Champions League.
But given the bold approach so far from the new regime at
United, a move for Kane does not seem so fanciful.
MIKE WALTERS
YET another season without a trophy at club level? Simple solution – just go out and win Euro 2024 with England.
It’s a sure-fire cure for all known disappointments at Tottenham and Bayern.
Swapping the charms of north London for lederhosen and nuclear-strength German nectar was always going to carry an element of risk for Kane.
Bayern only burgled the
Bundesliga title on the last day of the season when Borussia Dortmund soiled the bed last May.
It is no surprise that they are not getting things their own way again this year.
It wouldn’t be a good look for Kane to turn round after one season and say ‘Auf Wiedersehen’ if they finish empty-handed.
Instead of cutting and running, he would gain far more respect in Deutschland if he led England to Euros glory and completed a second Bundesliga circuit as an ambassador of substance.
And let’s be honest, Harry: Would you swap a Bundesliga title or a German Cup winner’s medal for that Euros trophy?
Of course you would – it’s like choosing between a hamburger or fillet steak for dinner. So do yourself a favour, old chum: Stick, don’t twist. The people will think more of you for it.
NEIL MCLEMAN
I COULDN’T help laughing at a social media post last week
saying
Kane will “move to Celtic at the age of 37 to try to win something and Hibs will win the title”.
For a striker who shows such exquisite timing in the box, it would be ironic if he moved to Bayern in the year their run of 11 consecutive league titles came to an end.
At least Tottenham can’t win anything this season – and there is still the Champions League, which Thomas Tuchel now needs to win to keep his job.
But Kane, who has now moved his family to Bavaria, still has more chance of winning silverware this season or next with the German giants than Chelsea, Spurs or Manchester United.
He still has time to return to the Premier League before the end of his career, but he will not be back in England before lifting trophies with
Munich.
Someone posted online... 37-year-old Harry Kane signs for Celtic to win a trophy...
and Hibs win the title