Will Harry Kane, the newly-crowned 2026 Ballon d’Or winner, return to the Premier League before retirement?
Tim Sherwood and Ally McCoist have stated differing assessments on whether or not the world’s best footballer could be set for one final stint in the league where his career catapulted.
Kane beat Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal to the prestigious Ballon d’Or gong on Monday night, joining Sir Stanley Matthews, Sir Bobby Charlton, Kevin Keegan and Michael Owen as the English winners.
The 33-year-old totalled 68 goals and assists for Bayern Munich last season and then banked seven contributions as England captain at the 2026 World Cup.
With 73 international and club goals, Kane also won the Gerd Muller Trophy on a memorable night at the London Palladium.
talkSPORT understands that he is set to sign a new three-year deal at Bayern that will keep him at the Allianz Arena until 2029.
Will Kane return to the Premier League?
However, there has long been talk over a potential return to Premier League football as he is second in the all-time scoring standings with 213 goals, all of which he scored for Tottenham.
Kane made his first start in the league in April 2014 under his former Spurs boss Sherwood, who hinted to talkSPORT Breakfast that he will come back but only three clubs are viable options for him.
“I think when he comes back, he’s going to come back to a team he thinks can win,” he explained. “He’s used to winning trophies now, he’s enjoying his time over there at Bayern.
“I don’t think he comes back to a team that he thinks can’t win, so it narrows it down. He’s not going to go to Chelsea, he’s not going to go to Arsenal, so where is he actually going to end up?
“It’s probably not going to be Man City, so you’re only looking at Liverpool, Man United and possibly Tottenham.
“I mean, Tottenham have got more chance of winning something at the moment, as you look at it, than Man United certainly have.”
While Sherwood may have more of an insight into Kane’s thinking, and was in attendance at his Ballon d’Or after-party, McCoist isn’t certain of a Premier League comeback.
It would mean that Alan Shearer remains as the all-time top scorer on 260 goals, a record that may never be beaten.
“I hope so, but I’m not sure. I’d be leaning towards no,” McCoist said.
“The thing is, I can see him… the decision now might be similar to the one that he had at Tottenham, in terms of, ‘Do I move, or do I stay?’
McCoist then added: “I’m not inside his head but you can tell when you watch him, listen to him, he is as happy as Larry where he is right now, how that club and those supporters, and that country have taken to him.
“I can see him finishing his career there, I really can. I think he loves the place and they love him.”