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What is Bayern Munich getting in Harry Kane?

By Jonathan Britt

Bayern Munich unveil signing of Harry Kane in front of media on Sunday.(Photo by Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images)
Bayern Munich unveil signing of Harry Kane in front of media on Sunday.(Photo by Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images) /
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Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane is record goalscorer for Tottenham Hotspur and England.
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane is the record goalscorer for Tottenham Hotspur and England. (Photo by ISABEL INFANTES/AFP via Getty Images) /

Cutting edge to final third- Goals

I’ll go ahead and get the easiest one out of the way: GOALS. Is this not the reason Bayern Munich was willing to part with a fee in excess of €100 million, completely demolishing their previous transfer record of €80 million paid for Lucas Hernandez in 2019?

Harry Kane leaves Tottenham as their career goal-scoring leader with 280 goals and just 47 premier league goals behind Alan Shearer’s record of 260 (Harry Kane has 213 Premier League goals). Additionally, Kane is England’s all-time leading goal scorer (58 goals) having surpassed Wayne Rooney’s mark of 53.

Needless to say, Harry Kane scores goals. But looking more into his 30 goals scores for Tottenham in the 22/23 season, it’s not just the number of goals Kane scores, but how he scores them. Using FBref’s data, we can see just how productive Kane is in and around the area:

  • Right Foot Goal- 17 (56%)
  • Left Foot Goal- 2 (7%)
  • Head/Other Goal- 11 (37%)

Comparing that to Robert Lewandowski’s last season in Munich (21/22) in which he scored 35 goals:

  • Right Foot Goal- 21 (60%)
  • Left Foot Goal- 8 (23%)
  • Head/Other Goal- 6 (17%)

While Lewandowski scored more goals with his weaker left foot, Kane proves to be more dominant in the air, which is a good sign for the Bavarians as they have proven quality when it comes to delivering balls from wider areas.

Additionally, Kane was able to generate 44% of his 30 goals without the use of his dominant foot, compared to 40% of Lewandowski. Not that the world did not already know how dominant of a goal scorer Harry Kane is, but he is successful in scoring in a multitude of ways.

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