Harry Kane is lighting the world on fire at Bayern Munich, but aside for Nicolas Jackson, the club really doesn’t have an outright backup striker for the England skipper. Even so, both Kane and Jackson have played
interchangeable positions when they’ve been on the pitch together as Vincent Kompany has used Jackson in wide roles, secondary striker roles, and has let Kane frequently drop deeper into midfield to play some of his long diagonals and open up space for his teammates to run in behind. Plain and simple, it’s hard to bring someone in off the bench when needed to replace a striker that’s already tallied a thoroughly impressive 105 goals and 29 assists from 109 appearances across all competitions ever since joining from Tottenham two summers ago.
Per information from Sky Sport journalist Florian Plettenberg from Transfer Update Die Show (via @iMiaSanMia_GER), Bayern in actively looking in the transfer market for a Kane backup striker to try to sign this summer. Kane’s contract with the German Rekordmeister runs through June 2027, but extension tlaks are set to take place at some point in the near future and the club is remaining relaxed over the situation. Still, though, they would like to have some backup for the English talisman, as it is now unlikely that they will activate the option to buy Jackson after his loan spell from Chelsea is up at the end of the season.
So far, the club has identified TSG Hoffenheim’s Fisnik Asllani as one of their top prospects to be a Kane backup striker. To 23-year-old has found the back of the next 6 times for Hoffenheim so far this season and has also provided 2 assists. His contract with Die Kraichgauer runs through June 2029 and he is currently valuated at around 18 million euros. Bayern’s front office is said to be keen with the player’s profile and he also has a release clause in his contract for this coming summer, making it an ideal opportunity for Bayern to try to make a move for him.
