Former Premier League star Joe Cole believes Harry Kane would be a good signing for Liverpool, and believes that Tottenham fans would be able to stomach him moving to Anfield.
The England captain was the subject of spurious transfer speculation linking him with a return to the Premier League during the recent international break, despite scoring prolifically for Bayern Munich since moving to Germany in 2023. There are a number of reasons why Kane to Liverpool makes little sense, but the main ones are Kane’s age and the transfer fee he would command.
Liverpool may have to cut its cloth accordingly this summer considering three key players could be about to leave the club on free transfers, while the Reds’ transfer policy generally stops them from moving for players of Kane’s age (he will be 32 when next season starts).
Despite this, former Liverpool player Cole believes Kane would be a good signing for Liverpool. He told Paddy Power: “Every Premier League club need Harry Kane, barring Manchester City as they’ve got Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush.
“If Mo Salah leaves, Liverpool will need a statement footballer, and Kane would be good there as he can score loads of goals and win trophies. And for him, it would be more acceptable to go to Liverpool from Tottenham.
“Now the real naughty ones are Arsenal and Chelsea, who are both desperate for a new striker, but that would reverberate around North London. Harry Kane needs to shop at the top market, so I don’t think any of the team in the bracket below will entice him to come back to England, it’ll have to be a team that’s realistically got a shot of winning the league.”
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Kane himself poured cold water on speculation he could quit Bayern this summer, telling ESPN in a new interview: “[There are] a few random stories out there for sure, yeah. I don’t know where they come from, but for sure I’m happy here at Bayern Munich.”
On the prospect of him returning to play in England at some point in the future, Kane said: “I’m not sure. I’ve said throughout my whole career, I’m not someone who likes to think too far ahead. I’m extremely happy here. I think we have a fantastic team, fantastic coaching staff.
“Whilst I feel like I’m in the best condition I want to play at the highest level possible and this is as high as it gets. I know a lot can change in football in a short space of time and things can happen, but ultimately my focus is here. I’m not thinking about any other league or any other team. With football, I like to just go with the flow and at the moment the flow is here at Bayern Munich.”
