Michael Owen still believes Harry Kane was wrong to leave Tottenham for Bayern Munich
After much speculation, Harry Kane left his beloved Spurs for Bayern Munich in August in a deal worth £100million, with his boyhood club opting to cash in rather than lose their talisman for free next summer when his contract would have expired.
Though many expected the England captain to continue scoring for fun in Germany, it has still been a surprise to see just how well he is doing, with his latest goal against Galatasaray on Tuesday night taking his tally to 11 in just 12 games.
Michael Owen’s Opinion on Harry Kane’s Move
However, Owen, who previously tried to warn Kane off the transfer, believes that the 30-year-old believes that the move will only be justified if Bayern win the Champions League.
‘Harry Kane is an unbelievable player and it shouldn’t be a surprise he’s still playing well, that’s just a given. He’s such a wonderful talent,’ the Liverpool hero told DAZN Bet.
‘But I don’t agree with his move from Spurs to Bayern, as I said at the time. He should have stayed at Spurs for another year. If he was so desperate to leave and to win trophies, then he could easily have then had the world in his hands by going on a Bosman transfer at the end of the season.
‘If Spurs miraculously started playing well and looking like title challengers, he could have always stayed, but regardless he would have had his destiny in his hands and gone to any club he wanted to all while he was getting closer to that Premier League goalscoring record and creating the perfect legacy with the club he’s been at all his life.
‘Bayern are undoubtedly one of the biggest clubs in the world but for me to win a trophy, I don’t think there’s anything really special about going and guaranteeing yourself a Bundesliga trophy. Bayern will win the league with or without Kane, so I don’t think that was particularly a reason to leave.
‘The only thing is that he gets to play in the Champions League, to have a chance of winning but in my book Manchester City will win it and if it’s not them then other teams have a chance too, Bayern being one of them, but City are the standout.
‘I said at the time I didn’t think it was the right thing and I still stick by that. But if he goes and wins the Treble at Bayern, you can say I was wrong, but if he only wins the Bundesliga, then I would feel as strongly as I do now that it wasn’t the right move.’