Soccer-Kane content at Bayern, no longer feels same 'itch' to make Premier League return


Soccer Football - Bayern Munich Training - FC Bayern Campus, Munich, Germany - August 17, 2026 Bayern Munich's Harry Kane before training REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth

Aug 20 (Reuters) - Harry Kane ⁠said the Premier League no longer holds the ⁠same draw for him and that he is fully ‌focused on Bayern Munich amid continued speculation about a return to England.

The 33-year-old left Tottenham Hotspur for Bayern in 2023 and has won two ​Bundesliga titles as well as the German ⁠Cup and Supercup.

He has ⁠frequently been linked with a move back to England, where ⁠he ‌remains 47 goals short of Alan Shearer's Premier League record of 260.

"When I first left (Spurs), for sure ⁠it was something that I thought I'd definitely ​be coming back," ‌Kane told FourFourTwo magazine after receiving his second European ⁠Golden Shoe ​on Wednesday.

"That itch isn't there as much anymore. I'm extremely happy here in Munich. It's opened my eyes to a totally ⁠different world of football outside of ​England.

"I never say never but, for now, I'm concentrating on Bayern Munich, and we'll see what the future holds."

Kane, whose contract ⁠expires next year, said talks over his future would begin soon but stressed there was no urgency from either side.

Kane finished the 2025-26 Bundesliga season with 36 goals, retaining the ​league's top-scorer award and claiming a second ⁠European Golden Shoe. The striker has scored 146 goals in ​147 appearances for Bayern, including 98 ‌in 94 Bundesliga matches.

Bayern begin their ​Bundesliga campaign against VfB Stuttgart on August 28.

(Reporting by Suramya Kaushik in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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