Bayern Munich have released footage of Harry Kane running around their Sabener Strasse training ground as the Bundesliga’s top scorer recovers from a torn muscle in the back of his right thigh.
The problem ruled England captain Kane out of Bayern’s 1-0 defeat at home to Bayer Leverkusen in the last 16 of the DFB Cup on Tuesday.
Bayern are unbeaten in the league and four points clear of second-placed Eintracht Frankfurt before Die Roten host Heidenheim on Saturday (2.30pm GMT).
Harry Kane is running again! 🏃♂️
The striker’s injury update: https://t.co/NQAIJ4ZcFC#FCBayern #MiaSanMia pic.twitter.com/QpV9UmXwiz
— FC Bayern (@FCBayernEN) December 5, 2024
Harry Kane’s latest injury
Kane suffered the injury during Bayern’s 1–1 draw at Borussia Dortmund in Der Klassiker on 30 November, leaving the field after 33 minutes.
The 31-year-old former Tottenham talisman missed the last two games of his first season with the German giants in 2023/24 with a back injury.
While Kane’s return may not be urgent against third-tier Heidenheim, his involvement could be crucial when Bayern face Shakhtar Donetsk in Gelsenkirchen in the Champions League on Tuesday (8pm).
Harry Kane Stats
After scoring 44 goals and providing 12 assists in 45 appearances last season, Kane has been prolific in his first 19 games of 2024/25.
He needs three more goals to reach that number of assists and has scored 14 times in the Bundesliga – one more than nearest rival Omar Marmoush of Frankfurt.
The soundtrack of our season so far! 🎶❤️#FCBayern #MiaSanMia pic.twitter.com/zvO2N9AFlh
— FC Bayern (@FCBayernEN) December 4, 2024
Five goals in the Champions League and one in the DFB Cup took Kane to 20 in total, although four of his strikes in Europe came during his side’s 9-2 home win against Dinamo Zagreb.
Kane Goals: A Little Drought?
Kane’s average of 1.3 goals per 90 minutes in the German top flight is better than Marmus’ 1.16, with the pair the only players with more than five goals to average at least 0.9 per game.
The Three Lions goalscorer, however, has failed to score in four of his last five club appearances in all competitions, having scored seven goals in five games before then.
The exception was Bayern’s 3–0 league win at Augsburg on 22 November, when Kane scored all the goals for his fourth hat-trick of the season.
