Kane has just been named Personality of the Year by “Kicker” ahead of Sunday’s game. “If I had to describe Harry Kane in three words, I would have answered earlier: goals, goals, goals,” said Eberl. “Now we are extremely lucky to experience him every day at FC Bayern – three terms aren’t enough, but if I had to limit myself: down-to-earth, world-class, game changer – and all of that applies at all levels.”
Kane is actually becoming more and more important for Bayern. On the pitch, but also off it. After Thomas Müller said goodbye in the summer, he has now increasingly taken on his previous role as the team’s mouthpiece.
“It was a great year,” said Kane on DAZN: “Now we’re already looking forward to the new year.” He recently described his move to Munich as “perhaps the best decision of my career”. At the same time, he has already opened the door to Bayern for a possible extension of his contract, which is valid until the summer of 2027 – concrete discussions about this are to follow in the new year.
Winning the championship title with this team and, for him personally, his first title ever, “that was something very special for me,” said Kane. “From that moment on, and also at the Club World Cup, we started to build a good spirit and an energy in the team that is difficult to break. And we have brought that with us into this season.”
Kane listed the league table, reaching the quarter-finals in the DFB Cup and the almost certain qualification for the round of 16 in the Champions League. “All of this speaks for itself about where we want to go.” Everyone is aware that there is still a long way to go until the end of the season.
Bayern secured the autumn championship early with a nine-point lead over pursuers Borussia Dortmund. With 55 goals after 15 match days, the Munich team also has their sights set on the Bayern team’s season record from 1971/72 (102).