Former Scottish football and noted pundit Pat Nevin can see how incredible that Harry Kane has been for Bayern Munich.
Nevin does not think Kane would have reached the same heights if he had left Tottenham Hotspur for, say, Manchester United.
“I’ve been lucky to go to Bayern quite a lot — I see him all the time. He was unbelievably important at Spurs — he’s more important at Bayern. He’s actually more important. He’s a bigger, better player, even than he was back then. It’s just stunning to think of.
It really is stunning,” Nevin told Escapist Magazine (the entire interview is available here). “He is that crucial to Bayern Munich that Bayern Munich would have their fingernails pulled out before letting him go. So A, they’re not going to stop wanting him. They adore him – he’s their best player by a country mile.
“He’s playing with an intelligent team. He’s scoring staggering amounts of goals, he’s playing in the Champions League. If someone then said, do you want to play for Manchester United? Where they are at the moment, I mean, really? It wouldn’t even make sense at the moment, right? What are the other options in the Premier League? I mean, it might make sense in a couple of years because Manchester United might do much, much better and he would be the final piece.
“And by the way, had they got Harry Kane and he didn’t go to Bayern Munich, the world would be different. I honestly think the world would be different. Because he would have made a big difference and could have been the savior of Manchester United. But it didn’t happen. He moved elsewhere and he was let go.
“He is up there and should be compared with Erling Haaland as a goal scorer. He’s that good. And the only reason why his numbers aren’t as good as Haaland’s is because he was playing for Spurs back then, who weren’t getting as many chances. That’s nothing against Spurs, he just wasn’t getting as many chances as Haaland.”
Nevin thinks that if Kane does leave Bayern Munich, Tottenham Hotspur might be the most likely destination.
“So who else? Would Liverpool take a player at Kane’s age? Probably not. Chelsea? Absolutely not. They don’t pay big money for people who don’t have resale value. That’s just the way it is with Chelsea. So you’re actually running out of clubs aren’t you? It’s just Spurs. And it’s Spurs for the heart. I wouldn’t be shocked by Kane going back to Spurs. That’s the one,” Nevin stated. “If Harry ever did come back, he’d do it because he cares. There’s not that many like it, but I think Harry’s one of them. Because remember, he stayed a lot longer than most of us thought he should do. And I think he’s got a feeling for that club. So if he comes back, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was for Spurs.”
Bayern Munich is cruising and heading into another Champions League, so let’s take a look at the factors that have powered the team so far.
Harry Kane has been a beast, the squad is driven, and — by and large — personnel decisions have worked out well. Let’s get into all of that and more on this edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works Show. This is what we have on tap:
- Why has Harry Kane been better than ever? (Less need for him to work in build-up, better complimentary players around him — losing Sane and Coman was massive, more aggressive attacking game plan and sometime more direct, truly the focal point).
- Is it possible that Harry Kane will stay at Bayern Munich? He is not dismissing the possibility.
- Yes! We avoided a #BayernKaren situation. We are rejoicing this in Philadelphia.
- Tying up some loose ends — let’s check in on Leroy Sane, Kingsley Coman, João Palhinha, Paul Wanner, Mathys Tel, and Adam Aznou.
