Harry Kane says a Premier League return is still possible, but the bigger issue now is the shape of his next Bayern München deal. The 33-year-old, who left Tottenham in August 2023 in a £100million move, has already said talks over an extension have started and that a release clause is part of the discussion.

Kane's contract talks with Bayern

Kane told football.london: "In terms of the Premier League, I don't know. If you had asked me when I first left to go to Bayern, I would have said for sure I would come back. Now I have been there a couple of years I would probably say that has gone down a little bit, but I wouldn't say I would never go back."

He also said at teamtalk.com: "The first meeting was this week," and added, "Talks have been positive. So far, so good." Another line from those talks was even more direct on the direction he wants: "I'd like to stay long term. We'll have to see how many years that is."

The release-clause detail has its own background. Kane's initial Bayern release clause was thought to be around £56.8m, and BILD says his brother Charlie and father Patrick held a second round of talks with Bayern. Uli Hoeness said the club are "currently under no pressure" because the old clause for summer 2026 has expired and Kane's contract now runs until summer 2027.

Kane's case to stay

The contract conversation sits alongside form that still looks strong. Kane has scored 6 goals in 7 appearances across all competitions in 2026, with a 7.18 rating, and his Bundesliga mark in that stretch is 6.98. He also scored 2 goals in 1 DFB Pokal appearance.

That is why Bayern are negotiating from a position of calm, and why Kane has leverage in the room. Vincent Kompany has continued to lean on him, and Bayern's attack still runs through a player who has given them 150 goals in 153 games, according to the source reporting around the talks.

The Premier League return talk is not dead, but it is no longer the main point. Kane has not ruled it out, yet his words point more toward control over his next Bayern deal than any immediate move back to England.

Written by Jack Mercer with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 5 outlets. How we work →