Harry Kane vows to ‘keep trying to push himself’ in his bid to finally end his trophy drought – but ‘Bayern Munich insiders fear England ace is carrying burden of lack of silverware’

Harry Kane has vowed to keep pushing himself as he tries to finally end the trophy drought, but Bayern Munich insiders are reportedly concerned the striker is carrying the burden of a painful first season in the Bundesliga.

Kane has been criticized for his performances in England’s first two group games at Euro 2024, despite scoring the Three Lions’ only goal in their draw against Denmark.

Pundits have criticized the striker for failing to stretch the defense and his fitness was also questioned after he was forced out of the Champions League semi-final by Real Madrid and sat out the final two games of the competition .

The 30-year-old joined the club from Tottenham last summer in a deal worth £100million and was widely expected to lift his first trophy at the Allianz Arena.

However, Bayern missed out on the Bundesliga title for the first time in twelve seasons, crashed out of the German Cup to third division Saarbrücken, lost in the German Super Cup and were eliminated in the last four of the Champions League.

Kane has been criticized for his performances in England’s first two group matches for Euro 2024

Kane seemed to insist he had gone from the scarred end to the campaign, but insiders, said The Telegraphbelieve that he will continue to carry the burden.

Asked about his bid to win silverware ahead of the Three Lions’ match against Serbia, Kane said: ‘I am extremely proud of what I have achieved so far in my career, but I also know that I obviously want to show trophies for that.

‘I feel like I’m at a real peak in my career and hopefully that will be the case especially over the next four or five years. So there will be opportunities, starting this summer and again next year with Bayern Munich.

“So I think the most important thing for me is that I don’t lose motivation and that I keep trying to push myself and the people around me.”

Speaking about his trophyless season at Bayern, Kane added: ‘The season as a whole didn’t go the way I wanted it to and the team wanted it too.

The striker had a trophyless first season at Bayern Munich after signing a £100million contract

Kane scored the Three Lions’ only goal in their weak 1-1 draw with Denmark in Frankfurt

He painfully missed the 2020 European Championship with his country, because the country lost to Italy

“I think when you suffer a bad defeat or come into a match like that, there’s definitely a real hunger and a desire that burns inside to make sure that the next time you get there or the next big match, you’re going to be a have a good feeling. different outcome.

‘That’s how I always look at it. There is always an opportunity to get better.

‘Missing that match in Madrid [2-1 defeat to the eventual winners], of course it hurt for a while, but then you move on, you get away with the boys and your motivation is now on to the next one. Certainly, there is a real hunger for that.’

According to The sunKane gathered the England squad for a crisis meeting after their draw against Denmark so players could vent their frustrations.

It is believed that no one from the coaching staff was invited to the summit and only players were allowed to take part in the discussions at the Three Lions team headquarters.

Kane is one of several members of a leadership group handpicked by Gareth Southgate.