Harry Kane believes that playing regularly in the Champions League is the factor that motivated him to join Bayern Munich this summer.
The England captain left Tottenham Hotspur after 19 years this summer to join Bayern Munich and the driving factor in this decision was playing regularly in the Champions League.
Kane added that breaking the Premier League scoring record has never been important to him because he values team awards more than individual trophies.
Speaking to the Independent, Kane said: “As a competitor, when the boys are playing in the Champions League and I’m sitting at home watching it, I’d be lying if I said there wasn’t a part of me that was hurting. Of course I want them to succeed – Kyle and all these guys win when they compete in competitions I don’t compete in – but part of me wants to have these experiences. With other players on the team who have done that, I’m not sure if jealousy is the right word, but it motivates me to keep going and try to push myself towards some of the trophies that the players won. The guy has won. »
Asked if he considered the Premier League goalscoring record before leaving England, he added: “I think there was a lot of talk about it and the fact I came close to it, but I have never been one to pursue individual titles. before the team awards. I’ve said this before in interviews, in the end the most important thing is that I have to see how well I can play and I feel I have to play football in the Champions League and compete for major titles. year. Bayern Munich will definitely offer me. Of course it would be great and maybe it would be even better if one day I beat him. But that’s not why I play football and my gestures show that.
The former Spurs striker is the second highest scorer in Premier League history with 213 goals. Kane has a chance to surpass Alan Shearer’s record of 260 goals if he stays in England.
