- Harry Kane has lost a number of major finals for both club and country
- But the striker believes he will win silverware with the best still to come
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Harry Kane is confident he will finally break his long-standing trophy curse in the near future and believes he hasn’t yet reached his peak at the age of 31.
Kane is still to win a major piece of silverware for club or country after losing a number of finals, having stumbled at the last hurdle at Euro 2020 and 2024 with England and in the Champions League in 2019 with Tottenham.
He joined Bayern Munich in a £100million deal in the summer of 2023 and was widely expected to lift his maiden cup last season, only to suffer more heartbreak after the Bundesliga giants went trophyless for the first time since 2012.
Indeed, Bayern missed out on the league title after winning the previous 11, crashed out of the German Cup to a third division side, lost in the German Super Cup on Kane’s debut and were also knocked out of the Champions League in the semi-finals.
The following summer, his chastening drought continued when England were narrowly defeated 2-1 by Spain in the European Championship final.
However, Kane is hopeful that his ‘best version’ is around the corner.
Harry Kane is confident he will finally end his trophy drought in the near future
Kane has lost a number of major finals and hasn’t won a cup with club or country
He stumbled at the last hurdle in the Champions League final with Tottenham in 2019
Quizzed on his lack of trophies by France Football, via L’Equipe, he said: ‘I hear this question very often, as you can imagine. It is true, for the moment I have won individual awards as top scorer or best player.
‘But I start each season with the aim of winning collective trophies and I am not satisfied with being distinguished only on an individual level. Now, I will tell you, I am only 31 years old. At one time, at that age it was starting to be the end.
‘Today, the way things are going is that we almost reach our prime at 30. And I think that the best Harry Kane is yet to come. I am very confident about that.
‘And very confident about the fact that my second part of my career, the one that is opening now, will be rich in major trophies.
‘And when I hang up my boots, it will no longer be an issue.’
Kane was also pressed on his bid to win silverware while with England at Euro 2024 and delivered an equally bullish response.
‘I am extremely proud of what I have achieved in my career so far, but I also know that, of course, I want to have trophies to show for it,’ said Kane.
‘I feel like I’m in a real peak in my career and, hopefully, for the next four or five years especially that will be the case. So there’s going to be opportunities, starting this summer and then again next year with Bayern Munich.
But Kane also believes his ‘best version’ is right around the corner at the age of 31
Kane has scored 21 goals in as many games with Bayern Munich top of the Bundesliga
‘So I think the most important thing for me is that I don’t lose motivation and I keep trying to push myself and push the people around me.’
This season, Kane has scored 21 goals in as many appearances and Bayern, now managed by Vincent Kompany, are four points clear at the top of the Bundesliga.
