Harry Kane is staying in Munich. The last significant hurdles in his contract talks with Bayern have been cleared, with Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg reporting on Monday that both sides have an agreement in principle on a deal running through 2029.
The current contract, signed when Kane left Tottenham Hotspur in 2023, runs out at the end of the 2026-27 season. That had kept a Premier League return in play and drew Barcelona into monitoring the situation. According to the reporting, the two sides have agreed on salary in principle, leaving only the length and performance clauses to be ironed out before signatures are added.
Rummenigge: “an exception” worth making
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge laid out the thinking behind extending a 33-year-old striker.
“In the past I would have said: as a matter of principle, players over 30 should only be given one-year contracts,” he told Goal.
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“But there are exceptions when you are convinced by a player. And we are with Harry.”
Kane: “I’d like to stay long term”
Kane had already signaled his preference when the first formal meeting took place in late August.
“Talks have been positive. So far, so good,” he said at the time.
“I’d like to stay long term. We’ll have to see how many years that is. I’m 33 years old, so it might not be my last contract but it’s a big contract.”
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Jan-Christian Dreesen, the CEO who was confirmed in his own extension through 2029 in August alongside board member for sport Max Eberl, has set the tone from the Bayern side.
“The chemistry is perfect, so we’re completely relaxed about the matter,” he said.
No window left for Barcelona or Spurs
For Barcelona, which had been tracking Kane as the striker’s contract wound down, and for Tottenham, where speculation about a reunion has run through most of 2026, the January approach now looks shut.
The final paperwork has not been signed, and no signing date has been set.
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