Former Bayern Munich and Germany defender Markus Babbel has stated that if he was in charge at Tottenham Hotspur he would try to do everything to bring Harry Kane back to the club.
Spurs reportedly agreed a first option agreement for Kane when they sold him to Bayern in the summer of 2023 with a £67million release clause and chairman Daniel Levy said 'of course' when asked if there was a buy-back clause at a fans' forum a couple of months after the transfer had gone through.
With Spurs struggling in the Premier League this season during a prolonged injury crisis, Babbel believes they should pull out all the stops to bring Kane back to N17.
"If I’m Tottenham, I’d be trying to do everything to bring him back to the club. Since Harry left Tottenham, they’ve been struggling. They want to fight for the Champions League places, but now they need to make sure that they are not relegated instead!" the German told Wette.de.
"Harry is a player that makes other players better. If you see Son Heung-min with Harry Kane, and you see Son now without him, he’s a different player. He was so much better when Harry was at Tottenham."
The former Liverpool centre-back wants Kane to remain in Germany though due to his impact on Bayern and the Bundesliga.
"I really hope Harry Kane will stay with Bayern Munich, but with this release clause in his contract then you never know, so it is a worry," he said. "If Bayern didn’t insert this release clause in Harry’s contract, then they wouldn’t have been able to sign him in the first place, so it’s understandable.
"Harry is one of the best strikers in the world, one of the best number nines in the world, because he is not only a great finisher but he’s smart, he can play football, he’s top class. If Bayern wanted to sign him in the first place, then they will have had to accept what Harry Kane wants.
"If this is part of the deal then OK, give it to him. He performed last season; he’s performing this season. If he wants to go back to England at some point because his family is not feeling 100% settled in Munich, then he’ll find a team that’s willing to spend the money on him and take him back to England. A couple of big clubs in England are struggling – Manchester United and Tottenham could certainly do with him.
"He’s always a player that teams will want to sign. You need a striker that scores goals. It’s like at Manchester City, if Erling Haaland is not scoring goals, they have a problem. It’s the same with any club. Harry is still performing, he’s scoring so many goals for Bayern, his performances this season have been unbelievable – so hopefully he stays in Munich."
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