Bayern Munich chief Uli Hoeness has heaped reward on England captain Harry Kane and insisted he’s going nowhere this summer season.
Kane, 32, joined the German giants from Tottenham for £86.4million in 2023, and he has been a revelation, scoring 146 objectives in 147 video games.
He has been in unbelievable kind in 2025-26, and ended the marketing campaign with a second-half hat-trick as Bayern beat Stuttgart to win the German Cup for the primary time since 2020.
These exploits meant Kane has netted 61 occasions in 51 matches this time round and got here after Bayern additionally gained the league, which means he has lifted 4 trophies over his three seasons on the membership.
And, talking after that sport, the outspoken Hoeness, who serves as an honorary president, lavished reward on Kane’s influence in Bavaria.
‘Harry Kane is the very best switch we’ve ever made,’ he advised German broadcaster Das Erste.
Harry Kane has been labelled as ‘the very best switch’ Bayern Munich have made of their historical past
Bayern honorary president Uli Hoeness stated these phrases and insisted Kane can be staying
Kane’s kind has understandably attracted consideration throughout Europe, and along with his contract up on the finish of subsequent season, there was hypothesis over his future.
There have been experiences over a return to the Premier League sooner or later, whereas Barcelona have additionally been touted with an curiosity to exchange the outgoing Robert Lewandowski.
Nevertheless, Hoeness rubbished that noise, and even aimed a thinly-veiled dig on the Catalan giants.
‘FC Bayern is a shopping for membership not a promoting membership,’ he added.
When pressed on whether or not he was certain Kane would keep on the membership, Hoeness quipped: ‘Sure, and Barcelona don’t have any cash anyway.’
Talking within the aftermath of the victory, Kane was additionally requested about his personal future and potential new contract, but the England star appeared equally relaxed on the state of affairs.
‘It’s not the time to speak about that now, however there’s no panic,’ he stated.
‘We wished to carry conversations till the tip of the season and we’ve bought a World Cup nonetheless to play. However everybody is aware of how a lot I take pleasure in it right here. That state of affairs is calm.’
Ever since Kane left the Premier League, there was at all times a sense that he would return sooner or later, significantly as he’s the second high scorer within the competitors’s historical past.
The 32-year-old has 213 objectives, behind solely Alan Shearer’s 260, however talking again in October, Kane highlighted his happiness in Germany and cooled these prospects of coming again.
There have been constant experiences that Kane would sooner or later return to the Premier League
‘When it comes to staying longer I might positively see that,’ Kane stated. ‘I’ve not had these conversations with Bayern but but when they had been to come up I’d be prepared to speak and have an trustworthy dialog.
‘Clearly it is dependent upon how the subsequent 12 months or so goes, what we obtain collectively. We’re in a implausible second and I’m not fascinated about anything.
‘When it comes to the Premier League, I don’t know. Should you had requested me after I first left to go to Bayern, I’d have stated for certain I’d come again. Now I’ve been there a few years I’d in all probability say that has gone down somewhat bit, however I wouldn’t say I’d by no means return.’
He continued: ‘I’m totally all in with Bayern. If there was a dialog about extending then we’ll see, however I’ve nonetheless bought this season and one other season. It’s not like I’m in my final 12 months, it’s not like there’s any panic.
‘I’m calm, I really like the supervisor at Bayern and as lengthy we’re enhancing and I’m enhancing then I’m glad to see what we will obtain.’
