Ian Wright sends clear message to Harry Kane over return to Tottenham transfer

Arsenal legend Ian Wright has offered his thoughts on the rumours linking Harry Kane with a sensational return to Tottenham from Bayern Munich - endorsing the striker to make an emotional comeback.

Kane, 32, departed his boyhood club for Germany in the summer of 2023 in an £86million deal, but whispers suggest he could rejoin Spurs merely two years later for a substantially lower fee of just over £54million. A release clause in Kane's contract can be activated if he expresses his wish to return to Tottenham in January.

Kane secured his maiden career trophy last season as Bayern captured the Bundesliga crown, whilst Spurs celebrated their own triumph in the Europa League final shortly afterwards. Despite bagging an remarkable 280 goals in 435 outings for Spurs, silverware remained elusive for Kane.

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Of those strikes, 213 came in the Premier League, leaving him just 48 goals away from overtaking Alan Shearer as the all-time leading marksman in England's premier division. As rumours surrounding Kane's future gather pace, Wright has predicted the Three Lions skipper will return to Spurs and shatter the record.

"Not just for the [Premier League] record but to finish off and see if he can be part of a team that wins something at Tottenham," Wright said on the Overlap. "Obviously they won the Europa [League].", reports the Mirror.

"But for him and his legacy to be at Tottenham and maybe win something and the end of it and then go on to maybe get the goals. I think if Harry Kane comes back next season, he'll break that record I think."

Spurs manager Thomas Frank recently expressed his admiration for Kane's performances at both Spurs and Bayern, stating: "He is an unbelievable player who did fantastic for Spurs and is doing fantastic for Bayern,".

"Top player. I think there's a lot of Tottenham fans, including myself, who would like to see Kane back. Personally, I don't think he will do it right now if I'm honest.

"He'll probably stay in Bayern and continue performing well. He was top scorer last year, won the championship and he's doing fantastic now."

Meanwhile, Bayern's sporting director Max Eberl shared his perspective on a potential return to Spurs for Kane, saying: "I think that at his age he is still making huge progress as a personality on the pitch.

"At Tottenham, of course, we all knew him from scoring goals but I think the way he's playing football in this team right now, not just scoring goals, but as a player, as a leader on the pitch and sacrificing himself for the team shows what I've been saying.

"He wants to win titles, that's what hunger is. He can do that with us, we want to do that with him. He's old enough to make his own decisions, whether he has a clause or not.

"If he says, 'I want to make a decision', as he showed at Tottenham, then he will make that decision. But of course, our wish is to have a very, very successful season with him and in the future."