Harry Kane makes bold statement about leaving Tottenham to join Bayern Munich

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Harry Kane did not spare Tottenham fans' feelings as he reflected on his decision to leave the club for Bayern Munich in 2023.

The England captain rose through Spurs' youth ranks to become their all-time record goalscorer, before departing the club in search of his first career silverware.

Unfortunately for Kane however, things didn't quite go according to plan in his first year in Germany, as Bayern failed to lift a trophy over the course of a season for the first time in 12 years in 2023/24.

But this did not stop the deadly striker from having a hugely impressive individual campaign, registering 44 goals and 12 assists in 45 appearances for his new club.

His 36 Bundesliga strikes saw him awarded the European Golden Shoe, comfortably beating the likes of Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe, who netted 28 league goals each for Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain respectively.

And Kane has now admitted that he has not looked back since swapping north London for Munich.

On receiving the individual prize, he said: "It's really special. Obviously it was a big step in my career to come to FC Bayern.

"It was one of the best decisions I've made in my life. I'm enjoying every moment of it so far."

After making his senior Tottenham debut in 2011 aged 18, he went on to score 280 goals in all competitions for Spurs, more than any other player in the club's history.

His exploits in front of goal also saw him win the Premier League Golden Boot three times, whilst he endeared himself to fans by becoming the leading goal-scorer in north London derbies, netting 14 times altogether.

Now however, Kane's focus is firmly on the future with Bayern, who began their league campaign with a 3-2 win over Wolfsburg on Sunday.

Sharing his eagerness for the upcoming season, he said: "I'm excited for this season especially, obviously we got off to a good start on Sunday

"There's a new energy in the building, and I'm really looking forward to seeing what we can achieve this season."

With former Burnley manager Vincent Kompany now in charge at the Allianz Arena after a disappointing year cost former coach Thomas Tuchel his job, Kane and his teammates are now looking to bounce back.

Last term, the Bavarians finished 18 points behind Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen, and the Englishman admitted they are keen to avoid a repeat performance.

He added: "[My goals are] to continue how I started last year, to hopefully score as many goals, if not more.

"But most importantly, it's to win the titles.

"We know last year we fell short of what we wanted to achieve as a team, and I was part of that.

"As great as these awards are, we're all hungry to have that success as a team again, and we have a great opportunity as a team this year to go and do that, and hopefully prove a few people wrong."

Kane will be hoping to open his Bundesliga account in Bayern's next game against Freiburg, as they look to restore their domestic dominance this season.

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