Harry Kane has a release clause in his Bayern Munich contract that could eventually facilitate a return to England. Sources close to Kane have not commented on a report in Germany by Bild the England captain has a clause that could have meant he left Bayern for £67 million this winter and will reduce to £54 million when it is active again next winter.
But Telegraph Sport understands that there is a release clause in Kane’s Bayern contract, even though he is said to be extremely happy in Germany and has no thoughts of activating it any time soon. Premier League clubs are already aware of the existence of Kane’s release clause, which could be crucial to a potential return to England.
Kane moved to Bayern on a four-year contract for £100m in August 2023, with Tottenham also securing a first option agreement as part of the transfer. That would only be applicable should Bayern agree to sell Kane and the striker wanted to return to Spurs, where he spent 13 years and became the club’s all-time highest scorer.
There is no fixed fee in Tottenham’s first-option agreement, meaning the club would still have to trigger his release clause or negotiate a price with Bayern for Kane. Should a rival club ever trigger his Bayern release clause, Tottenham would have to decide whether or not to match the bid and hope the 31-year-old preferred a return to North London.
Kane has scored 70 goals in 72 appearances for Bayern and became the fastest player to reacg 50 Bundesliga goals in November, beating the previous record held by Erling Haaland. He is also on course to win his first major trophy, with Bayern six points clear at the top of the Bundesliga table.
But Kane may eventually feel he has unfinished business in England, where he is 47 goals behind Alan Shearer’s goals record, having scored 213 times in the Premier League.
It has been reported by Bild that Bayern have already started to give consideration to eventually losing Kane, with the club reported to have held discussions over potential moves for RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko and Sporting’s Viktor Gyokeres.
