English forward Harry Kane has revealed the reason behind leaving his boyhood club Tottenham Hotspur for Bayern Munich after spending 13 years at the North London club.
Having his first-ever interview as a Bayern player, Kane — who has been criticised very often as the player has not yet won a major trophy in football — stated that he moved to the German club to compete at the highest level.
“A lot of people talk about the trophies and why I came here, but ultimately it was to improve," Kane said in an interview with Sky Sports. “To feel a new pressure of having to win titles every year, having to go far in the Champions League and pushing myself to that limit.
“If you are winning games, if you are winning titles, if you are winning Champions League titles and I'm the one playing up front, it's more likely that I am going to be the one scoring goals, which then allows you to win other individual awards
“But that all comes from what you achieve as a team. That is my focus first and foremost and that starts this Friday.”
Bayern, without a shadow of a doubt, are favourites to win Bundesliga this season but it would be interesting to see how far they go in the UEFA Champions League with Kane leading their front.
“There's a lot of pressure for Bayern Munich to win the league and go far in the Champions League, and that is what I am excited to challenge myself with.
“When you are at a club like Bayern Munich you have to win. There are no questions about it.
“If you don't win or you don't perform well there is going to be question marks over you. I have been able to handle that over my career, whether it is with Tottenham or with England.
“Starting the new season, you always want to start well with a good result. An away game first will be tough but if we can win that we can set up a good bit of confidence for the rest of the month.”
Kane notched up 307 goals and 80 assists in 514 club appearances, so far, over the course of his career.
Many were surprised to see the 30-year-old footballer giving up on his dream to become an all-time Premier League (PL) goalscorer as with 213 goals, he was only 47 goals behind the top scorer Alan Shearer who scored 260 goals in his staggering career.
Who knows if Kane one day returns to the PL and accomplishes this dream as well.