There’s surely not a single supporter who wouldn't have Harry Kane back at Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
At the start of the 2025/26 season, Kane's third with Bayern Munich, reports emerged of the striker's £56.7m release clause that can be activated next summer. Ever since the club's all-time leading goalscorer opted against another rebuild in N17 in favour of the guarantees Bavaria supplied, fans have fantasised over his return.
The door has always been left ajar, and the striker recently admitted that he was once fully committed to returning to the Premier League (not necessarily with Spurs!). While Kane failed to claim a single piece of silverware during his Tottenham career, the Englishman collected an array of individual awards, including multiple Golden Boots. He's 48 goals away from breaking Alan Shearer's scoring record in the competition.
That's a milestone Kane was once obsessed with, but after earning his first major trophy in the form of the Bundesliga last season, the 32-year-old's priorities have seemingly shifted.
Harry Kane is not thinking about Premier League return
Last month, Kane scored his 100th Bayern goal in record time. No player since 1992 has reached the milestone with one club in fewer games (104). While he claimed the European Golden Shoe in his debut season, 2025–26 is tracking to be the striker's most productive of his career.
He has 18 goals in ten games, including two against Chelsea in Gameweek 1 of the Champions League.
His Bayern side look like Champions League contenders, and Kane is guaranteed to add to his once bare trophy cabinet this term. There's no denying that he has the chance to embark on a mightily productive post-peak/twilight in Munich, and the idea of remaining with the German giants is one that currently appeals.
“In terms of staying there longer, I could definitely see that,” Kane has said (via The Athletic).
“I spoke openly a couple of weeks ago that I have not had those conversations with Bayern yet, but if they were to arise, I would be willing to talk and have an honest conversation. Obviously, it depends on how the next year goes and what we achieve together. Right now, I would say we are in a fantastic moment. And I am not thinking about anything else.”
Spurs didn't immediately replace their greatest-ever forward but splurged more than £60m on Dominic Solanke the summer after Kane departed. Richarlison and Mathys Tel are also on Spurs' books, but there's no doubting that Kane, even as he approaches his mid-30s, would be a distinct upgrade on Thomas Frank's current options. He's performing at an obscene level in Munich, although it was one we grew familiar with for many years. Only now have the masses started to open their eyes.
“In terms of the Premier League, I don’t know,” Kane added. “If you had asked me when I first left to go to Bayern, I would have said for sure I would come back. Now that I have been there a couple of years, I would probably say that [desire to return] has gone down a little bit. But I wouldn’t say I would never go back.”
So, the door may be closing, but that last sentence means a reunion can never be ruled out. For now, though, those dreams of Kane returning should be parked.