Former Tottenham striker Louis Saha says he can see Harry Kane back in the Premier League - but has warned him off joining rivals Arsenal.
Details of Kane's apparent release clause were made public this week. BILD in Germany revealed that the 31-year-old could exit Bayern Munich for £54million in January 2026.
It was also reported that Kane would have been free to leave the Bundesliga giants for just £67m in the January transfer window, a mere 18 months after he joined the club in a £100m deal from Spurs. While Kane has not won a major trophy with the German giants yet, he has scored an astonishing 72 goals in 73 games since joining them.
However, rumours linking him with a shock move to Arsenal have persisted with Mikel Arteta's side grappling with a ruthless injury crisis in the striking department. A potential season-ending injury to Kai Havertz and long lay-offs for Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka have seen Arsenal heavily linked with several forwards.
Yet Saha, who spent six months at Spurs, has told Kane to avoid the Gunners, as they don't guarantee him winning silverware.
"Harry Kane is a legend at Tottenham. He left the country for trophies and a new challenge, and he could end up back in the Premier League – he may prefer the lifestyle in London," Saha told Paddy Power. "I could never see him joining Arsenal though – they are not guaranteed to win trophies, despite having great players and playing well.
"A striker of his quality will definitely give them more of a chance, but he can do that at Tottenham as well. He's someone I respect and a good example for youngsters, so I could never advise him to join Arsenal."
Kane is Tottenham's all-time leading goalscorer with 280 goals in 435 games. And former Spurs winger Aaron Lennon has also revealed that he could never see Kane make a move to the Emirates, namely due to the inevitable comparisons to Sol Calmpbell, who shifted allegiances from Spurs to Arsenal in 2001 and endured ire from fans.
"I'm not buying that, not a chance in the world Harry Kane goes to Arsenal," Lennon told talkSPORT. "I think he goes to a better club (when he leaves Bayern) or he finishes his career back at Spurs. There's no chance he goes to Arsenal, can you imagine what that would do? (to the Tottenham fans)."
Arteta could also be interested in the prolific England forward due to the pain he has inflicted on Arsenal over the years. Kane has netted 15 times against his former foes including a penalty at the Emirates in last season’s Champions League quarter-final victory for Munich.