Former German National team captain Lothar Matthaus says he believes Harry Kane will end his trophy drought this season as new manager Vincent Kompany has changed the mood at Bayern Munich
England captain Kane scored 36 Bundesliga goals in his first season at Bayern but his team finished a disappointing third, 18 points behind champions Bayer Leverkusen.
Thomas Tuchel departed at the end of the 2023-24 season with a year left on his contract and Kompany has since taken charge after leaving Burnley, who were relegated from the Premier League.
Kompany’s first league game in charge is on Sunday when Bayern go to Wolfsburg with Kane – who has yet to win a major trophy – set to lead the attack.
“I do not think he [Kane] will score 36 goals again,” Matthaus, a seven-time Bundesliga winner with Bayern Munich, said
“But perhaps he will not need to. He will be motivated this year with a new coach, with a new team, with a new spirit.”
Kane joined Bayern on a four-year deal in August 2023 for an initial 100m euros (£86.4m) plus add-ons, leaving Spurs as their all-time top scorer with 280 goals from 435 appearances.
Despite his goals, Kane’s first season in Germany fell flat as Bayern were also knocked out of the German Cup by third division side Saarbrucken, while they lost to eventual winners Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Matthaus, who captained West Germany to victory in the 1990 World Cup, believes the trophies will come for Kane now Tuchel has departed.
Matthaus said he was surprised when Kompany was appointed, but believes the former Manchester City captain will bring success back to Bayern.
Kane and Kompany were rivals on the Premier League stage, while the pair faced one another when Belgium defeated England 2-0 in the third place play-off match at the 2018 World Cup in St Petersburg.
