After taking to the Bundesliga and Bayern Munich like a duck to water, it is difficult to picture a world without Harry Kane leading the line for Die Rekordmeister. Unfortunately for Bayern Munich sporting director, Max Eberl, it’s part of his job and he’s already started picturing that exact world.
Kane still has a contract that runs into 2027, but Sport Bild’s Tobi Altschäffl reports that Eberl is already casting an eye onto who the Englishman’s successor may be (via @iMiaSanMia).
Bayern are extremely happy with Harry Kane, whose contract at the club runs until 2027. Nevertheless, the search for a successor has begun in the background. Max Eberl is exploring the striker market closely, especially since internally not only the next year, but also the year after are included in the squad planning
After a season and a bit at Bayern, Kane already has big shoes to fill. By the time his contract runs out in 2027 those shoes may just be unfillable. Although, that is what many said about a certain Robert Lewandowski.
So who exactly are the candidates that have made their way onto the former Leipzig managing director of sport?
Well, Tobi Altschäffl is on the case once again and points out two players who Die Rekordmeister are currently monitoring (as captured by @iMiaSanMia).
Leipzig’s Benjamin Šeško (21) and Loïs Openda (24) are among the strikers being monitored by Bayern for the time after Harry Kane
Šeško was already a topic at Bayern when he was at Salzburg. The club saw big potential in him, but couldn’t guarantee him enough game time. The Slovenian striker has a €70m release clause valid in 2026
Openda, who was signed for Leipzig by Max Eberl, has a €80m release clause valid in 2026 as well
It doesn’t come as much of a surprise that the two names Eberl is currently looking at come from his former employers, RB Leipzig.
Either player would prove to be an interesting heir to the prolific English striker, however, neither is currently close to Kane’s level.
Harry Kane, as mentioned before, still has about two and a half years left on his contract. In that time, much will change in the striker market, so Eberl’s list is not concrete and certainly leaves room for names to be added as well as removed.
What do you think about Openda and Šeško as potential Harry Kane successors? Who do you think the perfect successor for Harry Kane would be?
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