Harry Kane is the talismanic striker upon whose shoulders rest the hopes and dreams of English football fans this summer, as the national side goes in search of glory at the Euro 2020 championship.
He has shot to prominence as one of the best strikers in the world by winning the Premier League’s Golden Boot Award on three separate occasions, even though he has not been playing at a top-level club.
Here is a rundown of everything you need to know about this stellar footballer, who could become a national hero if he manages to bring home the Euro 2020 trophy this summer.
Kane will be strutting his stuff at Wembley Stadium all summer, something he was used to doing for Spurs before they moved to their new ground
International Career
For a number of years now Kane’s name has been the first on the England team sheet with his most recent successes coming at the World Cup 2018, where his goals played a part in getting England all the way to the semi-finals. This was very much against the odds after England fell flat on their faces at Euro 2016.
Things are different for this summer’s European Championships, with Kane still in red hot form and now having the midfield support and frontline backup to make England the tournament favorites according to many bookmakers.
In his international career thus far, Kane has notched an impressive 34 goals in just 53 appearances, meaning that those savvy sports punters who check the best betting advice for Euro 2020 at OLBG.com, will know that the Spurs forward is good for at least a couple of Group C net busters. It remains to be seen if that will be enough to see the team into the knockout stages, but that will not stop a whole bunch of wagers going on Kane to be the Euro 2020 Golden Boot winner.
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Salary
Kane is currently signed to a deal with Spurs that is due to run till the end of the 23/24 season, although the player has made it clear that he wishes to cut that short by heading to fresh footballing pastures.
His current deal is not too shabby, with the England striker raking in approximately £200,000-a-week. Whichever club prises him away from Tottenham this summer will probably have to expect to pay well in excess of that number, even in the more restricted financial climate.
Net Worth
Of course, a footballer’s salary is only part of the story, with them also having teams of people tasked with ensuring that they maximize revenues from their personal brand and image.
Because of this, Kane’s net worth currently stands at £33 million according to the recently published Sunday Times Rich List. Expect that number to skyrocket if he helps England win Euro 2020 on home turf.
Age
The reason for Kane wanting to move from Spurs now is that he realises he is at the peak of his powers, being just 27-years of age.
The next club contract he looks to sign should be a long-term one that stretches deep into what are usually the twilight years of a striker’s career, although men like Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimović are bucking that trend.
Relationships
There was a time when it was impossible to turn newspaper pages in England without there being some sort of lurid story about the country’s professional footballers embarrassing themselves at private parties or in nightclubs.
Nowadays Gareth Southgate and his coaching staff appear to have their charges on a tight leash, and there is certainly no danger of Kane getting out of line. He is all shacked up with his long-term partner Katie Goodland. The couple tend to shun the limelight, preferring to let Harry’s boots do all the talking out on the pitch rather than getting into social media feuds and dramas.
Future
As was previously mentioned, Kane and his representatives are currently angling for a move away from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. This is hardly a surprise seeing as the club currently does not have a manager and are already looking at cutting their wage bill rather than building for the future.
The most likely places for Kane to end up are probably Man Utd, Man City, or PSG, with the latter only being a possibility because Kane’s former boss Mauricio Pochettino is there. A good curve ball to throw into the mix could be Pochettino ditching Paris in favour of Madrid, to replace Zinedine Zidane. After all, who wouldn’t like to see Kane partner Karim Benzema up front?
