Michael Owen believes that Harry Kane made a huge mistake by leaving Tottenham this summer, insisting that the striker should have stayed at his boyhood club for one more season and left on a free transfer next year.
Kane’s decision to swap Spurs for Bayern Munch in the summer perhaps came as a surprise to some, given how close the striker is to breaking Alan Shearer’s Premier League goals record.
However, the England captain has insisted since that move that the record was not something he was particularly focused on and that winning silverware was always his priority (Sky Sports Football Daily).
The 30-year-old has certainly made an impressive start to life at the Bavarian side, having scored 11 goals and provided six assists in 12 matches across all competitions so far (Transfermarkt).
Despite the numbers that Kane is posting in Germany, Owen believes that the striker should have given Tottenham one more season and could have had the option of joining any club of his choice next summer.
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Did Harry Kane make a mistake by leaving Spurs?
The former Liverpool striker told DAZN Bet (as relayed by The Metro): “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.
“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 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.”
Owen added that the only way for Kane to prove him wrong would be to win the Champions League at Bayern, insisting that winning the Bundesliga would not be an impressive achievement.
He continued: “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.”
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While I agree with Owen’s point, I am sure that Levy would have made it clear to Kane that he had to leave this summer if he did not sign a new contract.
In a way, we are lucky that Kane wanted to ensure that Spurs get a fee for him rather than standing his ground and leaving on a free transfer in a year.
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