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Harry Kane reacts to statue talk at Tottenham amid transfer links to Man Utd & Bayern Munich.
Harry Kane has been linked with a summer move from Tottenham and has said it is “not my decision” whether Spurs will dedicate a statue of him at some point.
Club president Daniel Levy insisted he wanted a permanent reminder of Kane’s effort at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, telling the Cambridge University Debate Club: “He can absolutely win a trophy at Spurs. But being a legend is also important. The fact that he’s top scorer for Tottenham Hotspur, he’s making history. I hope one day that there is a statue of Harry Kane outside our stadium.”
Quizzed by Sky Sports on whether he would like to be the subject of a statue at Spurs, England captain Kane said: “It’s not really my decision. I’m really respectful of the club and I’ve been here since I was 11 years old, so almost 19 years now. I have been here a long time and I feel like we have achieved a lot in my career, even though we haven’t got the trophies to show for it. A statue is not something that is going to make or break my career. I appreciate the words that the chairman said about me, but ultimately what I can do is on the pitch and I feel like I’m giving my all in every moment, in every game and just trying to help the team as much as possible.
Kane has become Spurs’ all-time leading scorer this season, with 276 efforts to his name, while also becoming England’s greatest-ever goalscorer with 55 efforts for his country.
Kane is also second on the all-time Premier League goal chart, 51 efforts behind Newcastle legend Alan Shearer. But he is seeing serious questions asked of his future as he approaches the final year of his contract at Tottenham and continues to generate talk of interest being shown from Manchester United and Bayern Munich.