Harry Kane goes from "inconspicuous" to "king" as German media react to 100th Bundesliga goal

Another Bundesliga appearance, different Bundesliga milestone for Bayern Munich marksman Harry Kane, who was astatine the beforehand and centre of the Bavarians' 7-0 annihilation of Union Berlin connected Friday night.

Fresh from being named successful Thomas Tuchel's England Nations League squad, the 33-year-old fired successful a brace astatine the Allianz Arena, frankincense registering his 100th and 101st Bundesliga goals connected his 98th top-flight appearance.

Kane's magnificent accomplishment unsurprisingly made him the quickest subordinate to scope 100 Bundesliga goals, soon aft the ex-Tottenham Hotspur antheral was the people of an evident sly excavation from Ballon d'Or rival Lamine Yamal.

The Barcelona phenom publically affirmed that the astir prestigious idiosyncratic grant should spell to the "best subordinate successful the world" arsenic opposed to an '80-goal striker', pointing retired the apical scorer grant for the second achievement.

However, successful customary Kane fashion, the England skipper responded by doing his talking connected the pitch, and helium was inevitably lauded by the German media aft hitting yet different goalscoring landmark.

German media lavish praise connected Harry Kane aft 100th Bundesliga goal

Abendzeitung-Muenchen gave Kane a apical people of 1 successful their subordinate ratings, hailing the 33-year-old arsenic a 'force to beryllium reckoned with' aft helium reached 152 goals successful 154 Bayern games crossed each tournaments.

Meanwhile, Merkur conceded that Kane was 'inconspicuous' for the opening 35 minutes of the contest, earlier reverting to 'king Kane' presumption and earning the maximum score.

FCBinside waxed lyrical astir different Kane "masterclass" and strengthened the forward's lawsuit for the 2025-26 Ballon d'Or award, which helium was already a starring contender for.

Away from axenic ratings, Welt labelled Kane 'the benchmark striker successful satellite football', portion Tz highlighted the information that not adjacent Gerd Muller could support up with Kane's tremendous scoring rate.

Is Harry Kane the favourite for the Ballon d'Or?

If goals did not triumph the Ballon d'Or, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo would not person taken location 13 accolades betwixt them, and superstar attackers volition people beryllium beforehand and centre of the nominations.

Only a fistful of exceptions beryllium successful the 21st period - Rodri, Luka Modric, Kaka and Fabio Cannavaro among them - and each net-bulging accomplishment from Kane makes his lawsuit adjacent harder to ignore.

The 33-year-old's chances were damaged by Bayern's nonaccomplishment to triumph the Champions League and England's inability to extremity 60 years of World Cup hurt, though, meaning contention from the likes of Rodri and Ousmane Dembele volition beryllium exceptionally fierce.

Nevertheless, Kane remains the bookies' favourite to clasp the aureate shot aloft, which would marque him the archetypal English Ballon d'Or victor since Michael Owen a 4th of a period ago.