Tottenham Hotspur reportedly have a ‘first option agreement’ with Bayern Munich which could push through Harry Kane’s return to the Premier League.
Kane is one of the best strikers in Premier League history as he’s scored 213 goals in his 317 appearances in English’s top division for boyhood club Tottenham Hotspur.
During the 2023 summer transfer window, the 31-year-old left Spurs as he looked to end his long wait for a team trophy.
After being linked with several Premier League rivals, Kane joined Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich for around £86m.
The 2023/24 campaign was disastrous for Bayern Munich as they failed to win a trophy, but they are currently six points clear of second-placed Bayer Leverkusen at the top of the Bundesliga.
Kane has 70 goals in 72 appearances for Bayern Munich, but he’s been sporadically linked with a potential return to the Premier League over the past couple of years.
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Earlier this week, a report from German outletSport BILD revealed Kane has a ‘secret clause agreement’ in his Bayern Munich, which enabled him to leave in the 2025 or 2026 January transfer windows if he wants to ‘return to England’.
The report explains:
‘The striker would have had to pull the clause during the winter transfer window and would then have been allowed to move for an estimated sum of 80 million euros (£66.5m).
‘However: The clause will be valid again next winter, then for a transfer for summer 2026.
‘The transfer fee that FC Bayern would receive in this case should then only be an estimated 65 million euros (£54m). When the contract ends in the summer of 2027, the striker would then be free of charge.’
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A new report from The Telegraph’s Matt Law confirms Kane’s release clause exits and he’s explained what this could mean for Spurs and their Premier League rivals.
‘Telegraph Sport understands that there is a release clause in Kane’s Bayern contract, even though he is said to be extremely happy in Germany and has no thoughts of activating it any time soon. Premier League clubs are already aware of the existence of Kane’s release clause, which could be crucial to a potential return to England.
‘Kane moved to Bayern on a four-year contract for £100m in August 2023, with Tottenham also securing a first option agreement as part of the transfer. That would only be applicable should Bayern agree to sell Kane and the striker wanted to return to Spurs, where he spent 13 years and became the club’s all-time highest scorer.
‘There is no fixed fee in Tottenham’s first-option agreement, meaning the club would still have to trigger his release clause or negotiate a price with Bayern for Kane.
‘Should a rival club ever trigger his Bayern release clause, Tottenham would have to decide whether or not to match the bid and hope the 31-year-old preferred a return to North London.’
