Kane reveals next target after 500 career goals

Harry Kane has been rewriting the history books again, becoming the first Englishman to reach 500 career goals. That is some achievement from the prolific Bayern Munich striker, as he has bettered the exploits of iconic figures such as Sir Bobby Charlton, Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney. The 32-year-old frontman has revealed his next target.

Kane reached a notable milestone when bagging a brace for Bayern in their Bundesliga victory over Werder Bremen. The England international helped Vincent Kompany’s side to a 3-0 victory that has kept them six points clear of Borussia Dortmund in the German top-flight table.

Bayern’s fearsome No.9 opened the scoring from the penalty spot, before drilling home a precise shot from outside the box three minutes later. Said efforts took him to 500 goals over the course of a quite remarkable career.

Kane is rightly proud of all that he has achieved. He has said in a video message on social media: “For me personally, I’m really proud to reach 500 career goals. All these milestones are something I’m really proud of. I try and take it in, I try and appreciate it. A big thanks to all my team-mates over the years, all the coaches, all the staff that have helped me to achieve it.”

Kane has never been the kind of character to bask in his own glory, or rest on his laurels, with sights already being turned towards what can be achieved next. He added: “As always we look forward to the next game, the next goal and hopefully can start wracking up a few more and see how far we can get. Appreciate all the messages and support, looking forward to next week already.”

Kane is considered to have cemented a standing among the GOATs, with former Spurs team-mate Fraizer Campbell telling GOAL of where England’s captain sits in that company: “He’s right up there with the best of them. [Robert] Lewandowski is probably a similar kind of player to him.

He’s just as good, if not better than him.

“It’s credit to him. He’s gone from being on the bench at Leicester in the Championship to being the world’s best No.9. His numbers and goals don’t lie, and you don’t do that by chance – it’s by working hard, dedication and continuing to do what you do best, hitting the back of the net week in, week out. He’s definitely one of the all-time greats, in my opinion.”