Kane moved to Germany in the same summer that Jude Bellingham left Borussia Dortmund to join Real Madrid.
The young midfielder’s contribution to Real Madrid’s La Liga and Champions League double in 2023-24 placed him as England’s best player playing abroad, but Kane has arguably been more consistent.
“It has been grotesquely unfair on Harry Kane [that Bellingham has received more praise],” said Pat Nevin during BBC Radio 5 Live’s coverage of Bayern’s 3-1 Champions League win against Chelsea last week.
“Kane has had an even bigger impact here on Bayern Munich. There are maybe not as many good players around him and there have been times where Kane has been carrying this team. He really should be looked upon as one of the greats.”
Bayern have had some legendary strikers in their history, so where does Kane rank among them?
“They think he is the best of all of them and that includes Robert Lewandowski,” German football expert Raphael Honigstein said on the Radio 5 Live Euro Leagues podcast.
“He has done it in a way that is so unique because we don’t associate centre-forwards with selflessness and humility and wanting to defend in their own box.
“Kane has gone to another level in the last two or three weeks and has captured the imagination of the German public that is unusual for a non-German player.
“People are just in awe of what he does. The one player everyone talks about in Germany is Harry Kane.”
Kane scored either side of half-time as Bayern beat Chelsea.
“Kane looks sharp, he looks really on point,” said former Blues striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink on the MOTD UCL highlights show.
“He looks willing [to run]. He looks like he is always going to be dangerous.
“We all say he is not the quickest, but he still can bring the ball [up the pitch and] into the final third. He really is on the very top of his form.”
Asked whether Kane sometimes has to carry Bayern, he added: “Yes, but that is what they bought him for. That is the pressure that he has and he is delivering.”
Bayern boss Kompany was keen to highlight the work Kane does away from the box.
“It is more about his work off the ball,” said the former Manchester City captain. “Watch him move, press and help the team. He has to run, get back onside to win the penalty. He spends energy to get chances and rewards.
“That’s the side of it I keep highlighting. You can talk about quality and talent but there is a lot of hard work behind it.”
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