- Harry Kane has broken his silence on his Bayern Munich contract clause
- It was recently revealed that the England star has a buy-out option in his deal
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Harry Kane has broken his silence on his Bayern Munich future after it was revealed that he has a release clause in his contract that could pave the way for his return to the Premier League.
Included in the England captain’s £120million move to the Bundesliga club from Tottenham was a buy-out stipulation in his contract that he can activate.
Indications in Germany claim that the clause could have been activated during the most recent winter transfer window for a fee of £67m, with the price set to drop to £54m next January.
Kane scored twice for Bayern in their 3-0 home win against Werder Bremen on Friday and has netted 21 goals in 19 league games this season.
With the brace, he has now logged 20 or more league goals in a single season for the eighth time in his career, leapfrogging Alan Shearer‘s seven, which was previously the most of any English player ever.
However, speaking after the game, Kane remained coy on the matter of his contract and refused to reveal any juicy details on his future.
‘I don’t want to talk about that. What I can say is that I am very happy at FC Bayern,’ he told Sky Sports Germany.
Mail Sport previously revealed that Kane is currently very happy in Germany and has no intention to activate the clause any time soon.
That clause can only be activated in the event of Bayern agreeing to sell Kane and the striker giving the green light to returning to Spurs, a club where he is idolised after becoming their all-time highest scorer.
Even then, there is no fixed fee in Tottenham’s first-option stipulation, meaning the club would still have to negotiate a price with Bayern before exercising the option.
However, should a rival club ever activate his Bayern release clause, then Tottenham would have the possibility of matching the offer.
Kane has scored 213 Premier League goals, just 47 behind Alan Shearer’s all-time record.
And privately, Kane – knowing the landmark is within reach – would one day be open to having the opportunity to break Shearer’s long-standing record.
For the time being, though, Kane is fully focused on winning his first ever career winners medal with Bayern this season.
The German giants are well-positioned to win their 12th Bundesliga title in 13 seasons, after their 11-year streak as champions was halted by Bayer Leverkusen last term.
They lead Xabi Alonso’s side by nine points in the table and also remain in the Champions League, as they prepare to face Celtic in the round of 16 playoffs later this month.
Bayern’s hopes of winning a domestic double were squashed in December when they bowed out of the DFB-Pokal in the last 16 against Leverkusen.
A trophy this season with Bayern would be Kane’s first in his illustrious 15-year career.
