Harry Kane is and remains a phenomenon in his first season for FC Bayern. In the 8-1 win against 1. FSV Mainz 05, the English star striker scored three times again and increased his tally for the Munich team to an incredible 30 goals after 25 Bundesliga appearances. Ex-national player Dietmar Hamann sees Kane as currently the best penalty area striker in the world.
The “Sky90” discussion on Sunday evening was about the question of who is the measure of all things in the striker position in current world football. Erling Haaland from Manchester City or Kylian Mbappé from Paris Saint-Germain are currently considered the absolute superstars in the attack.
For “Sky” expert Dietmar Hamann, it is clear that at least in one discipline no one can currently get past 30-time Bundesliga goalscorer Harry Kane: “He is probably the best in the penalty area. He has an uncanny nose and a sensational finish,” said the 50-year-old about the English national team captain, who moved from Tottenham Hotspur to the German record champions last summer.
In his first Bundesliga season, Kane has scored at least a brace eight times and even netted three times against Mainz.
“When he shoots the ball into the far corner with his inside instep, it hits every 20 centimeters next to the far post. That’s an outstanding quality that he has trained himself,” said Hamann enthusiastically about the 30-year-old, who plays for the Munich also has a top rate in the Champions League with its six goals in eight games.
Even equaling or surpassing Robert Lewandowski’s goal record from 2020/2021 now seems within the realm of possibility. At that time, the Pole had 41 goals to his name this season and set a new Bundesliga record.
In order to equalize this, Kane would have to score eleven more goals in the remaining nine matches. Absolutely feasible for the English superstar, at least ex-Bayern player Hamann says: “I can hardly imagine him not breaking the record if he plays nine more games.”