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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.

Gabby Agbonlahor had a tough task to name his team of the week after a superb weekend of Premier League action.

Chelsea hit Wolves for six, while comprehensive wins for Tottenham and Manchester City meant that there were goals galore for fans to enjoy.

And players from those clubs - along with Arsenal, Manchester United, Fulham and Aston Villa also make Gabby's selection.

David Raya

I actually had Andre Onana to start because his passing was so good against Brighton and he’s come under a lot of scrutiny, but I’ve gone with Raya.

His save from Ollie Watkins’ header was the best save I’ve seen for a long while. It was outstanding.

To dive one way - a lot of goalkeepers wouldn’t have the agility to get up so quick and get the second save. I thought it was outstanding goalkeeping and that won Arsenal the game because if that had gone in, I’m sure Villa would have held on for a 1-0 win.

Noussair Mazraoui

When I watched him in his first two games that he’s been involved in, he’s a defender who loves one vs ones.

If you look at the way he defended against Kaoru Mitoma at the weekend, he had him in his pocket.

He let him try to take him on but had the pace to get back and so he can defend one vs one, but going forward he’s also very good on the ball.

I think that he’s going to be a really good signing for Man United.

Antonee Robinson

I was thinking about Andy Robertson at Liverpool, but I like the way that Robinson plays.

I’ve watched him a lot recently and he’s got that frightening pace to get forward and back, he got an assist at the weekend and he’s a really exciting player.

He’s someone who should be playing for a bigger team and he’s one to watch after a very good performance.

Cristian Romero

He took his goal well. To score a goal from a set piece against a Sean Dyche team it means it’s got to be a very good goal.

The way he jumps over James Tarkowski, there was only one player who wanted it the most.

But it wasn’t just his goal, it’s the aggression that he now shows in the right way – previously he’d get sent off or commit bad tackles or lose his temper, but now he’s showing it and saying ‘you’re not getting past me’.

“He’s a really top defender and there’s a reason why he’s won the World Cup and the Copa America.

Micky Van de Ven

I think he’s the best centre-back in the league alongside William Saliba.

I always look at defenders and think ‘what would I have liked or not liked to have played against’ and he’s one that I’d have hated to play against.

I’d have gone to the other centre-half instead of playing against him.

He’s got electric pace, aggression in the right way and he’s good on the ball which he showed with his assist for Heung-min Son.

He’s so good at coming out with the ball and running the length of the pitch when needed – that’s what he did and it was an outstanding performance once again.

When you’ve got two defenders like Van de Ven and Romero, you’ve always got a chance.

Yves Bissouma

His off the field antics – something that I got in trouble for as well – players have to go through that stage and learn from it.

He missed the first game of the season and perhaps luckily because of Bentancur’s head injury, he’s got back into the side.

The way he took that goal – his first for Spurs – he smashed it off the underside of the crossbar. It was a great goal and a great finish and all game he was getting on the ball and putting in tackles at the right time.

It was a very good performance and he set the tempo for that Spurs midfield.

Kevin De Bruyne

He has to be in there for me. Man City won the league by two points last season – probably because De Bruyne didn’t play for most of the season.

Now that he’s back and fit, if he can stay fit they’ll win the league by more than two points this season.

Just look at his pass for Erling Haaland’s goal – most midfielders don’t even see that ball but he sees the tiny gap and plays it through to Haaland.

It’s just the range of passing that he’s got. It means that when he’s got the ball, any player can make any run they want so for me, it was a very good performance from De Bruyne once again.

Noni Madueke

What he said about Wolverhampton on his private social media, to do that and upset the entire home crowd from the first second and then score a hat-trick against that team shows that he’s got that character and self-belief that he won’t crumble in big situations.

I thought he was outstanding all game.

He’s a player who a lot of managers would like, but can they get the consistency out of him? He needs to show that to keep his place in this Chelsea side.

But to score three goals and the way that he took his three goals, was magnificent.

For a player that is left-footed to score two with his right foot, it’s hard for defenders to defend against that surprise.

Running with the ball, taking players on, physical and strong, I think he’s a really exciting player and one to watch for Lee Carsley’s first England squad.

Cole Palmer

He was a bit quiet against Man City – it was probably the worst that I’ve seen him since joining Chelsea but this week he was maybe in a role that suits him more.

Madueke on the right and him in the no.10 position – he was getting on the ball and linking play. He’s a no.10, not a right winger.

Look at his goal and the way that he took it – when you look at that goal and see the goalkeeper off his line you think it’s an easy finish but no, that is a tough technique.

It was an outstanding goal and only confident players with that swagger would take on that chance.

Also to get three assists, yes they were simple assists but if Mudryk had that ball he’d over-pass it to Madueke.

For me, Palmer was outstanding all game and when you get three assists and a goal in a game you have to make the team of the week.

Morgan Rogers

Of course we have to have at least one Villa player per week, that’s the rule, but all joking aside I had to leave Joao Pedro, Jarrod Bowen and Emile Smith Rowe out because this was the most talked about performance of the weekend.

He was strong – he looks like he’s put on strength over the summer – he was bullying Thomas Partey and Declan Rice and they couldn’t handle him in that no.10 position.

It was his little touches, his turn, running at defenders with pace – I think that he’s going to be a really exciting prospect and to know that Aston Villa only paid £8million, rising to £12million or £13million is such a steal at 22 years old.

I thought he was magnificent and deserves to be in the team of the week.

Erling Haaland

I was hoping that another striker would catch my eye so I didn’t have to pick Haaland every week, but I’m going to have to because he got a hat-trick again.

To score four goals in two games, he’s going to start breaking records that he’s set himself.

It was his run for the first goal that gives De Bruyne the chance to put him through before the early finish.

Also for his third goal, the goalkeeper didn’t expect him to shoot from there, so to get that accurate shot away from the edge of the box shows that he can score every type of goal.

He’s not just a tap-in merchant, he can score every goal and it was another outstanding performance.

Former Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard, who now plays in the K-League for Gangwon FC has been giving advice to teammate Yang Min-hyuk ahead of his January move to Tottenham Hotspur.

Newcastle's big game against Tottenham this weekend is set to start at an odd time.

The Magpies and Spurs are set to come head-to-head on Sunday, with both clubs aiming for top-four finishes this year, but the game isn't going to start at a normal time.

Top-flight matches scheduled on Sundays normally start at either 2pm or 4:30pm, but this one, along with Chelsea's home tie against Crystal Palace, is set to start at 1:30pm.

But why is that the case?

Why is Newcastle vs Tottenham starting at 1:30pm?

Manchester United's match against Liverpool on the same day has been moved from a 4:30pm kick-off to a 4pm time.

This was announced in July when the first TV selections were made public.

Man United games against Liverpool have been moved in the past due to police requests.

Sometimes, these are specified in club statements, and other times, they aren't.

This time, nothing has been said from Liverpool or Man United about their match starting 30 minutes earlier.

But because it is starting earlier, it means this match has also been moved because it has been picked for TV broadcast as well.

The clash at St James' Park is set to be screened on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League.

As with the match at Old Trafford, this is may be a slight inconvenience for fans, and Spurs supporters will have to get earlier transport for the long journey to the north east.

This is usually a game that is full of goals, so fans from both sides will likely forgive the slight change to their routine if it's another entertaining spectacle.

Newcastle vs Tottenham: Date and how to follow

This Premier League game is set to take place on Sunday, September 1.

Kick-off at St James' Park is scheduled for 1:30pm.

The match will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event and Premier League.

Sky Go customers will be able to tune in via their laptops and mobile devices.

Alternatively, fans can tune in via NOW TV, with options starting from £14.99 for a one-day pass, £26 per month for a year and £34.99 for a rolling monthly contract.

talkSPORT will have updates throughout the afternoon, and talkSPORT.com will updates on our live Premier League blog.

To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream.

Tottenham legend David Pleat has revealed he wanted the club to sign Ollie Watkins.

Watkins, now starring as a striker for Aston Villa, began his senior career with then-League Two Exeter City.

After scooping up the EFL Young Player of the Year award in 2017 with the Grecians, numerous top English clubs began to take notice.

In the end, Watkins signed for then-Championship side Brentford that summer.

But Watkins had also had Premier League interest - and former Tottenham manager and consultant scout Pleats says Tottenham were one of the clubs that were keen on him.

Joining talkSPORT’s Sunday Edition, said: “I was interested in Ollie Watkins when he was at Exeter.

“Much before [he was a striker], when he was a box-to-box player, with excellent management of Paul Tisdale and Steve Perryman.

“That’s when I really wanted him to come to Spurs. He wasn’t a centre forward then.”

In the 2016/17 season, his last with Exeter, Watkins scored 16 goals and grabbed 13 assists in 52 appearances as a versatile forward.

The Grecians lost 2-1 to Blackpool in the play-off final with him starting up front - and Pleat, who had played a role in signing young talent Dele Alli from MK Dons, remembers the occasion.

He continued: “He did play up front in a play-off final at Wembley where he didn’t play particularly well.”

That summer, Watkins joined Dean Smith’s Brentford for a fee of £1.8million.

“When he went to Brentford he didn’t play up front at all,” Pleat continued. “He was wide left, or in midfield with lots of energy but he never showed that ability to play as a striker.”

Watkins then shifted to become an out-and-out striker, forming the Bees’ ‘BMW’ - the front line consisting of Said Benrahma, Watkins and Bryan Mbeumo under Thomas Frank.

After the Bees missed out on promotion, Watkins was sold Aston Villa, with him reuniting with former Bees boss Smith.

Pleat continued: “But Dean Smith anyway took the chance, Smith knew him well, and obviously for £28m Villa got a very good centre-forward.”

The England international has scored 70 goals for Villa in 171 appearances in all competitions.

One Tottenham fan called in to the talkSPORT phone-in and predicted they will win the Premier League… you can imagine the reaction.

Even the biggest Spurs advocate Jamie O’Hara couldn’t stop laughing and admitted he couldn’t defend the ridiculous claim.

Ange Postecoglou’s side smashed Everton 4-0 in their first home game of the season on Saturday.

They have taken four points from the opening two matches, having drawn 1-1 with Leicester on Monday.

The Spurs fans were in a jubilant mood, leading to one supporter making some outrageous claims.

Andrew the Spurs fan said: “I just want to say that, maybe, Tottenham could win the league.”

Cue the laughter track.

He continued: “I want to say that all the other teams should be wary of the threat of Tottenham Hotspur.

“After the first two performances, and the second season with Ange - it’s glory.

“You can’t hide the facts. It’s 2008, it’s 1991.

“You better watch out.”

O’Hara and Cundy were in absolute stitches and could not stop laughing.

Cundy: “Watch out for what?”

Andrew: “I’m saying this season Angeball will take control. Just watch.”

Postecoglou himself is targeting a first piece of silverware for the club after 16 years.

And he admitted: “Usually in my second season I win things.”

O’Hara continued: “We’re gonna win it all, is that what you are saying?”

Cundy: “Can you win the league?”

Andrew: Everything! The other teams need to be worried.”

Cundy: “I don’t think they are.

“Can you win the league?”

Andrew: “Yes

Cundy: “Can you win the Europa League?”

Andrew: “Yes.”

Cundy: “Can you win the Carabao Cup?”

Andrew: “Hell yes.”

Cundy: “Can you win the FA Cup?”

Andrew: “Yes”

After Andrew was off the air, there was still laughter from the two hosts.

Cundy: “You Spurs fans are actual gold.”

O’Hara: “I can’t even defend that.”

Tottenham are next in action against Newcastle next Sunday at 1:30pm.

Micky van de Ven once again showed why he is the Premier League's fastest player in history after recording a stunning assist in Tottenham's win over Everton.

The centre-back covered approximately 78 metres in roughly nine seconds before setting up skipper Heung-min Son's second goal of the 4-0 win.

Van de Ven, who clocked a top speed of 37.38km/h last season to break the top-flight record, turned defence into attack in rapid fashion.

With Spurs leading 3-0, the Dutch defender reacted quickly to capitalise on a poor pass from Toffees winger Dwight McNeil.

Picking up the ball on the edge of his box, he then charged down the middle of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium pitch carrying the ball.

The 23-year-old then proceeded to slot Son in after approaching Everton's penalty box after breezing past the Merseyside outfit.

Son then made no mistake to fire through Jordan Pickford's legs as Spurs picked up their first win of the new season, following Monday's 1-1 draw with Leicester.

But it was all the work of Van de Ven, who rivalled Olympic gold medallist Noah Lyles' 100m pace he set at Paris 2024.

The American sprinter took just 9.79 seconds to come home in first place in the 100m final.

Breaking his time down, he would have reached 80m at around 7.8 seconds, just two seconds quicker than what Van de Ven is estimated to have run.

While Spurs may have eased past Everton, it was Van de Ven's stunning speed that proved to be the big talking point on social media.

Taking to X, one fan said: "Not a single other centre-back in the world can do this."

Another messaged: "Hope this gives him the confidence to make those runs more often."

A third added: "That's a fantastic display of athleticism and teamwork from Micky van de Ven!"

This fan then commented: "Micky van de Ven you are f****** insane."

One then posted: "Micky van de Ven is a joke man. That is insane."

Meanwhile this supporter simply stated: "Assist of the season."

Dominic Solanke will miss Tottenham's clash with Everton on Saturday through injury.

The £65million signing picked up a knock in Monday’s 1-1 draw at Leicester City and has failed to recover in time for the visit of Sean Dyche's side.

Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou reassured fans the injury was not serious but stopped short of guaranteeing his return for next weekend's trip to Newcastle.

"Dom picked up a knock in the last game. He got through the game but it flared up the day after and he'll miss the game tomorrow," Postecoglou said.

"It's an ankle injury, he copped it really early on, someone went across his ankle.

"It just depends on his recovery [when he returns], obviously we've got the international break, but it's not serious."

Postecoglou confirmed that Richarlison is fit to start against the Toffees after his brief cameo at the King Power Stadium.

The Brazilian had been linked with a move away from the club ahead of next week's transfer deadline, but Solanke’s injury could see him stay put, for now.

Goalscorer against the Foxes, Pedro Porro, is available after limping off with a foot complaint while Rodrigo Bentancur will miss out due to concussion protocol.

Postecoglou addressed the situation surrounding Yves Bissouma who was suspended by the club after posting a video of himself inhaling nitrous oxide on social media.

The Malian missed Spurs’ Premier League opener, however Postecoglou revealed the player is available but there is still work to be done.

“Biss is available but we've got some options there,” the Spurs boss added. “The whole idea of trying to bulk up the squad is for these situations.

“He's available for selection. The bridge building continues.”

Postecoglou’s side controlled the first half against Leiecster but allowed the Foxes to gain an upper hand and pick up a point.

Spurs will hope they can take inspiration from last season’s form where they opened with a draw at Brentford before going on a nine-game unbeaten run which saw them take top spot into the Autumn.

The fixtures are coming thick and fast for Tottenham with trips to Newcastle and Manchester United and the north London derby against Arsenal to come before the end of September.

Postecoglou will hope to have Solanke fit and ready for the onslaught of high-profile fixtures as well as the return of the Europa League.

Jermaine Jenas has revealed he found out his time at Tottenham was up after being denied access to the training ground.

Chelsea’s new manager, Enzo Maresca, recently admitted plenty of the Blues’ bloated squad are not present in first-team training as a number of stars have been left out of their match day squads.

talkSPORT understands former first choice left-back Ben Chilwell has been offered to Manchester United, whilst £50million player Raheem Sterling has been stripped of his squad number and left out of Chelsea’s games so far this season.

Former England international Jenas hosted talkSPORT Drive on Thursday and revealed that he’d been in Chilwell and Sterling’s position himself when playing for Spurs.

He told co-host Jermaine Pennant: “Mine [Spurs departure] was bad like that.

"Spurs had built this brand new training facility and I was there for about six months and I thought, ‘this place is absolutely stunning, it’s beautiful’.

“But what it was, when you walked in through reception - so at this point Andre Villas-Boas had just joined the club. I did the whole pre-season.

“My Achilles weren’t great, I’ll be totally honest. So I wasn’t anywhere near my best but obviously thought I’d be given a bit of time to kind of get myself up to speed and maybe around Christmas time I could fight for my place in the team.”

But unfortunately for Jenas, that’s not how things panned out.

He continued: “I literally walked through the door, and we used to have this turnstile type thing where it had a fingerprint ID, so you put your thumb on it, it would spin through and you’d go in.

“And I put my thumb on it and it just went [error sound]. It just went red! So I went ‘oh, wipe my thumb a bit’, it just went red.

“I looked at the people at reception and they put their heads down, everyone just dived for cover. Nobody even spoke to me or pulled me to say, ‘look this is not going to be happening' or anything like that.

“It was just cut throat as that. But that’s the way it is, unfortunately, in football it’s a business and that’s what happens!”

“It was just cut throat as that. But that’s the way it is, unfortunately, in football it’s a business and that’s just what happens!”

Jenas signed for Spurs from Newcastle for a initial fee of £7m in 2006.

In 2011 he went on loan to Aston Villa and then, following Villas-Boas’s arrival in the summer of 2012, he went on loan to former club Nottingham Forest.

He was then sold to QPR in January 2013.

He made 202 appearances for Spurs in total, scoring 26 goals and recording 23 assists.

Tottenham will look to win their opening home game of the season to start their push for the Champions League against Everton this weekend.

Spurs were held to a 1-1 draw against Leicester on Monday despite dominating the majority of the game and carving out plenty of chances.

But it was a similar story to last year for Ange Postecoglou's men, who had their weak underbelly exposed by Jamie Vardy.

However, Tottenham will be hopeful of picking up three points against an Everton team that struggled on the opening weekend.

The Toffees were thrashed 3-0 at home by Brighton and ended the game with ten men after Ashley Young was sent off.

It was an awful start to the campaign for Sean Dyche's side, and he will hope to see huge improvement as Everton travel to north London.

Tottenham vs Everton: Dom's not so dream debut

Tottenham started new £65 million man Dominic Solanke against Leicester, and it wasn't the dream debut he was hoping for.

The English striker had a few glorious opportunities to get himself off the mark in a Spurs shirt, but he couldn't take them.

Overall, Solanke had three shots, all on target, and he should have scored at least one.

Of course, it's good he was getting into those positions to score in the first place, and there should be no panic at all from anyone connected with Spurs.

However, he'll want to get off the mark soon, and Everton at home should be the perfect chance to do just that.

Tottenham have scored more Premier League goals against Everton both overall (102) and at home (63) than they have vs any other opponent.

Everton have won just one of their last 23 Premier League games against Tottenham (D11 L11), a 1-0 away win in September 2020 under Carlo Ancelotti.

Everton have won just three of their last 20 Premier League away games against London sides (D6 L11), with those three wins all coming consecutively between September and November last season.

Tottenham vs Everton: Date and how to follow

This Premier League game is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 24.

Kick-off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is set for 3pm.

Unfortunately, due to the 3pm TV blackout, this game won't be broadcast in the UK.

Highlights will be available on the Sky Sports App and YouTube channel shortly after full time, while Match of the Day will also have highlights in the evening.

talkSPORT will bring regular updates from north London on GameDay Live with Adrian Durham, Troy Deeney and Scott Minto.

To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream.

You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

Everton haven’t won a Premier League game in the month of August in any of the last three seasons (D3 L6), losing each of their last four such games without scoring. Their last such victory was in 2021 at Brighton (2-0).

Tottenham have won their first Premier League home match in five of the last six seasons, with the only exception being a 1-0 defeat to Everton in 2020-21.

Everton lost their opening Premier League match against Brighton, and started both the 2022-23 and 2023-24 campaigns with consecutive defeats. The only team to lose their opening two games in three consecutive Premier League campaigns (not including those who suffered relegation in between) are Bournemouth (2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18).

Tottenham vs Everton: Team news

The hosts will be without Rodrigo Bentancur in line with the Premier League's concussion rules after the midfielder suffered a horrible head injury against Leicester.

Pedro Porro is also doubtful after he was subbed off late on against the Foxes with a foot problem, but was spotted by fans in a training video posted by the club.

Yves Bissouma is back after the club banned him from their opening Premier League game.

The midfielder was suspended after he uploaded a video of himself inhaling laughing gas.

Young will be suspended for the Toffees after he hauled Kaoru Mitoma down as he ran through on goal, so the former England man will serve a one-match ban.

This leaves the Toffees very short at right-back due to Seamus Coleman and Nathan Patterson being injured.

James Garner, who can play there, has a calf problem and is set to miss out.

But they will hope Jarrad Branthwaite is fit after the centre-back missed the 3-0 defeat to Brighton.

After winning four consecutive Premier League away games between October and December last season, Everton are now winless in their last 11 on the road (D4 L7). Nine of those have come in 2024, leaving the Toffees as the only ever-present side over the two campaigns without an away win this calendar year.

Tottenham drew 1-1 with Leicester in their opening Premier League match of 2024-25 – the last time they failed to win either of their first two games in a single campaign was 2015-16 (D1 L1).

Against no side does Tottenham midfielder James Maddison have more Premier League assists than he does against Everton (4), with each of his four against the Toffees coming in his last three appearances.

Since joining Tottenham from Everton in 2022, Richarlison has scored three Premier League goals against the Toffees, with all three coming in last season’s two meetings. Of players to have previously played for Everton in the competition, only Wayne Rooney (4) has scored more against them than the Brazilian.

Tottenham vs Everton: What has been said?

Speaking after the draw with Leicester, Postecoglou slammed Spurs' wastefulness in front of goal.

In an interview with talkSPORT's Sam Matterface, he said: "I thought we started the second half well, I think for 15 minutes we were on top.

"We were just really wasteful in front of goal, we just didn't take the opportunities.

"We weren't clinical enough, we made some poor decisions, we lacked composure in and around the box.

"And in a game of football, it's always a danger that the opposition will go up once and score and that's exactly what happened.

"They get a bit of momentum from that and we lost a bit of composure and finished strong.

"But like I said, you can't keep giving up chances like we did tonight and hope to get a better outcome."