Harry Kane statue in his honour is yet to be unveiled by his local council despite plans announced FIVE YEARS AGO – with £7,200 piece of art stuck in storage and without a home

Harry Kane may be going through his first difficult period in Germany, but it seems all is not going well in England either.

A statue in honor of the English captain has been hidden in storage for years because his municipality does not know where to place it.

In honor of the Walthamstow-born striker, it was announced in 2019 that Waltham Forest Council had plans to erect a work of art in recognition of his achievements.

That year and in 2020 they allocated £7,200 to commission a sculpture of the Chingford-raised footballer.

However, according to the BBC, the life-size figure of him sitting on a bench has yet to be seen by the public.

A statue honoring the English captain has been hidden in storage for years

It was originally intended to be installed on a platform at Chingford Overground station

The statue was intended to be installed on a platform at Chingford Overground station, but they were shelved following a risk assessment carried out by Transport for London.

Emma Best and Roy Berg, the Conservative councilors for Chingford’s Endlebury ward, who approved the project, subsequently rejected the idea of ​​putting it in Ridgeway Park, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

A spokesperson for 30-year-old Kane said they were ‘very excited’ about the statue and hoped it would be unveiled ‘in the coming months’.

‘Especially because Harry is England and Tottenham’s all-time top scorer. This is what he deserves,” the spokesperson said.

‘The location of the statue is very important to us and as Emma said, we are having some issues at the moment but all being well we are happy to move forward.’

For now, however, Kane’s immediate focus will be on halting Bayern Munich’s decline, both domestically and in Europe.

Despite scoring big, Kane is going through a difficult period in his debut season at Bayern Munich

Bayern have suffered three defeats in a row, losing 3-2 to Bochum last weekend, and are on the verge of failing to win a trophy this season.

The German giants have lost their last three games in all competitions, including a 3-0 defeat at leaders Bayer Leverkusen, and are now eight points behind in the Bundesliga.

They were also beaten 1-0 by Lazio in the first leg of the Champions League last week.

And on Wednesday morning, things took a different turn when Bayern announced that they have fired manager Thomas Tuchel, but he will remain in charge of the Bavarian team until the end of the season.

Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen said there would be a “new direction” with a new coach next season.

“In a good and open conversation, we came to the decision to end our working relationship by mutual agreement in the summer,” said Dreesen. ‘Our goal is to take a new football direction with a new head coach for the 2024/25 season.’

‘Until then, every individual at the club is emphatically called upon to get the most out of the Champions League and Bundesliga. I also explicitly address the team about this.’

Bayern Munich have decided to sack Thomas Tuchel – who will leave at the end of the season – due to their disastrous form in recent weeks

Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen (R) emphasized that Tuchel’s departure was not “in our thoughts”.

“We have agreed that we will end our working relationship at the end of this season,” Tuchel said. ‘Until then, I will of course continue to do everything I can with my technical staff to achieve maximum success.’

Bayern hosts RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Kane will be looking to add to his tally of 29 goals in 30 appearances in all competitions for the club in his debut season there so far in the summer.