Transfer Radar: 2028 or 2029? Bayern Munich and Harry Kane are getting close, but need end date

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Harry Kane has said more than once since the start of this season that he is more than happy at Bayern Munich and has strongly hinted that he fully plans on extending his stay with the reigning Bundesliga

champions. He’s been in the form of his life stretching back to last season and still on the heels of winning his first major piece of club silverware ever — a stat that is incredible to think about when you see the goal-scoring numbers he put up at Tottenham in the Premier League.

As things stand, the England skipper’s contract at Bayern is set to run through June 2027, but there is a release clause in said contract that would get triggered for a fee of around €65m this coming summer if a club were to come in for him and a move would be agreed upon. Thankfully for Bayern, it does not seem like that’s even going to be a remote possibility as the striker seems to have his heart set on extending his contract with the German Rekordmeister.

Per information from Sky Sport journalist Florian Plettenberg (via @iMiaSanMia), Kane very much wants to extend his contract at Bayern and the feeling is mutual from the club – there’s no question about that. Where the question does lay, however, is just how long of an extension they will offer Kane. Right now, the idea is that the extension would be until either 2028 or 2029; either a one- or two-year extension on his current deal. Bayern’s number 9 will turn 33-years-old this summer, so he would be 34 by the time his current contract expires, so with a player of his profile, much like Robert Lewandowski, he would presumably be another exception to Bayern’s internal policy of only offering one-year extensions for players over the age of 30.

Nonetheless, Kane’s words from his fan club visit over the weekend in Denkendorf all but confirm his desire to stay for longer at Bayern. “Yeah, it is possible for sure. 100%. These are conversations that need to be held, like I spoke on before the winter break as well. And I am sure they will happen, but my focus right now is on this season. There is a big opportunity. There is no place I’d rather be right now,” the striker said when he was asked about a potential extension (Plettenberg).

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