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Harry Kane says he is open to extending his stay at Bayern Munich and believes a return to the Premier League is no longer guaranteed.<\/p>\n
The England captain\u2019s deal expires in 2027 and suggestions of a \u00a356.7m release clause that can be activated at the end of this season led to speculation over his future. Thomas Frank, the Tottenham manager, has said Kane would be welcomed back if he wanted to move.<\/p>\n
That remains a distant prospect, even though coming back to England would give Kane an opportunity to get the 48 goals he needs to break the Premier League\u2019s scoring record. The 32-year-old is hungry for more success after winning the Bundesliga last season to end his wait for a trophy, and his views on playing in English football again have evolved in the two years since he left Spurs for Bayern.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn terms of staying longer I could definitely see that,\u201d Kane said. \u201cI have not had those conversations with Bayern yet but if they were to arise I would be willing to talk and have an honest conversation. Obviously it depends on how the next year or so goes, what we achieve together. We are in a fantastic moment and I am not thinking about anything else.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn terms of the Premier League, I don\u2019t know. If you had asked me when I first left to go to Bayern, I would have said for sure I would come back. Now I have been there a couple of years I would probably say that has gone down a little bit, but I wouldn\u2019t say I would never go back.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am fully all in with Bayern. If there was a conversation about extending then we will see, but I have still got this season and another season. It is not like I am in my last year, it is not like there is any panic. I am calm, I love the manager at Bayern and as long we are improving and I am improving then I am happy to see what we can achieve.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kane has made a sensational start to the season, scoring 19 goals for club and country. But he knows that being crowned the best player in the world will require winning the Champions League with Bayern or the World Cup with England next summer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would love to win the Ballon d\u2019Or,\u201d Kane said. \u201cEssentially it is a team trophy that the best individual from that team wins, so it is going to be a Champions League winner or a World Cup winner \u2026 It would be an accumulation of doing something great individually and as a team. It would be almost the perfect season.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/span>Harry Kane is preparing for England\u2019s matches against Wales and Latvia.<\/span> Photograph: George Wass\/PPAUK\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n Kane considered whether he has become a better player at Bayern. His analysis was that he is \u201cseeing the game at the highest level I\u2019ve ever had\u201d. It was interesting to note that Vincent Kompany, Bayern\u2019s manager, talked about Kane\u2019s work out of possession after he scored twice against Chelsea last month.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you win a title maybe it could be easy to go the other way and be like: \u2018OK I\u2019ve done what I wanted to achieve,\u2019\u201d Kane said. \u201cBut it\u2019s given me motivation to do more. My numbers are 11km a game, a lot of high\u2011speed running. Sometimes when I\u2019m watching the games back, I\u2019m more looking forward to watching tackles or one of my defensive actions than watching my goals back. I don\u2019t know if that means I\u2019m getting a little bit bored of my goals or like the tackling part as well but it\u2019s been enjoyable.<\/p>\n \u201cI was interested in how I would feel after winning a trophy. It could have been easy to be a bit more relaxed. I pushed myself the other way, being even better, eating even cleaner, doing more gym.<\/p>\n skip past newsletter promotion<\/p>\n Sign up to Football Daily<\/span><\/p>\n Kick off your evenings with the Guardian’s take on the world of football<\/p>\n Privacy Notice: <\/strong>Newsletters may contain information about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. If you do not have an account, we will create a guest account for you on theguardian.com to send you this newsletter. You can complete full registration at any time. For more information about how we use your data see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.<\/span><\/p>\n after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n \u201cI do eat clean anyway. It\u2019s just whether the cheat meals after games are not so much, or when you\u2019re out with the family not having as much ice cream. Small details, but at the highest level those make a big difference.\u201d<\/p>\n Kane is preparing for England\u2019s friendly against Wales on Thursday and World Cup qualifier against Latvia next Tuesday. The focus has been on Thomas Tuchel leaving Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden out of his squad. Tuchel has said he wanted to reward the players who excelled in training and against Serbia last month.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are a lot of players who are different from past tournament squads,\u201d Kane said. \u201cBut I think the boss has made it pretty clear that those players, it\u2019s not like they\u2019re out of the squad for sure. A lot of them are maybe just coming back into form. Some of them, Jude especially, he\u2019s not been fit, and just played one or two games. It is a big change, but that\u2019s not my decision. That\u2019s the boss \u2013 he will feel the feeling amongst the players.\u201d<\/p>\n Kane urged England to maintain the standards set during the 5-0 win over Serbia. \u201cThe energy around the place was in a really good place,\u201d he said. \u201cProbably the best camp since Gareth [Southgate] left I would say was the September camp but now that is the standard.\u201d<\/p>\n England have added Manchester City\u2019s Nico O\u2019Reilly to the squad after the Chelsea right-back Reece James withdrew with a minor injury. Declan Rice reported after going off in Arsenal\u2019s game with a back injury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Harry Kane says he is open to extending his stay at Bayern Munich and believes a return to the Premier League is no longer guaranteed. 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