Harry Kane has been urged to not think about a return to Tottenham Hotspur, as Alan Shearer’s record isn’t actually a motivation for it.
That’s according to Lothar Matthäus, via BILD, who isn’t convinced that Kane should be returning to Tottenham for that reason.
The striker has found himself being linked with a return to his former club this week, with Thomas Frank even questioned about the idea during his pre-match press conference.
He was enthusiastic about the idea, insisting that he and every Tottenham fan would welcome Kane back with open arms if the transfer was possible.
Kane is very much a club legend after scoring 280 goals and registering 63 assists in 435 games for Tottenham after breaking into the first team following years of unsuccessful loan spells.
He left in a €95m move to Bayern Munich in 2023 in search of trophies, which he’s now secured, winning the Bundesliga title with Bayern last season.
One prevalent idea has been that he would return to Tottenham at some point to close out his career and chase down Alan Shearer’s goalscoring record. He finished his career on 260 Premier League goals; Kane currently stands on 213.
Matthäus, though, isn’t convinced by that idea and doesn’t think that record is motivation enough for a return to Tottenham.
“There are always rumours that Kane could return to England next summer to break Alan Shearer’s record for most Premier League goals. I would recommend Kane stay at Bayern,” he said.
“I don’t think Shearer’s record is a motivation. He’s done his work in the Premier League, and therefore he should end his career at Bayern.”