DEPARTURE: Harry Kane accepts £30.5 million deal to leave the Bayern Munich

UEFA.com celebrates the England national team’s highest goal scorer as he transitions from Tottenham to Bayern.

In the course of the 2022/23 season, Harry Kane became Tottenham Hotspur’s most prolific striker of all time and then surpassed Wayne Rooney to become the England national team’s all-time top scorer. Now he has joined six-time European Cup winners Bayern.

UEFA.com pores over the 30-year-old’s achievements to date and gazes into the crystal ball to see what landmarks could lie on the horizon

“Look at the No9s around the world — [Lionel] Messi and [Cristiano] Ronaldo are different players — and I can’t see a better one. The reason I made him captain is he has that drive to continually improve. That’s what drives the very best. That’s what I’ve seen in the last six years working with Harry.”
– Gareth Southgate, England manager

“He is a player who has to make a difference, with his skills and his ability. We’re talking about a world-class striker, but he can be dangerous in all aspects on the pitch. For me, the biggest surprise about Harry is not only the football aspect, but [how he is as] a person. He’s a really good person, a good man.”
– Antonio Conte, former Tottenham manager

“I find it hard to find the words to describe him. I am in love like the fans are in love, like his team-mates are in love. He is so humble, he keeps all the values that managers like me appreciate a lot. That is why I am in love with him for different reasons … [Then three days later] Now my wife is so jealous. And his wife too.”
– Mauricio Pochettino, former Tottenham manager in 2017

“Maybe he will be responsible for everyone that loves football to change the way people look at a striker. The tendency is to see how many goals a striker scored — there is a Golden Boot for that. But a striker can be the man of the match without scoring.”
– José Mourinho, former Tottenham manager in 2020

“He is very good at everything. But what he does, he always does it towards the goal, so to speak. He doesn’t just stay still, but he always attacks space at speed. He is a complete player. He did not seem to be one, but in the end he is!”
– Zinédine Zidane, former Real Madrid coach

“What I like about him is that he is willing to run in behind defenders, as well as go short. When he gets opportunities, he invariably takes them. He wants to get his shot away very quickly, which is good to see.”
– Alan Shearer, former England striker in 2015