Robert Lewandowski on Harry Kane's pursuit of his scoring record
Former Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski says that Harry Kane's pursuit of his single-season goal record makes him "even prouder" of the achievement.
Lewandowski netted 41 times for Bayern in the 2020/21 campaign, breaking Gerd Müller's 49-year best mark of 40 set in 1971/72.
Kane is currently on 30 Bundesliga goals in 2025/26, and while he missed Bayern's Matchday 25 victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach due to a minor calf complaint, he should still have nine league games left to close in on Lewandowski's best mark.
Watch: All 41 of Lewandowski's goals in record-setting season
Asked by Sky Sport about Kane's goal tally, Lewandowski was full of praise for his successor at Bayern: "Harry always scores so many goals. He’s playing really well and doing a great job. Thanks to him, I can now be even prouder of my record.”
The Poland forward also pointed out that he missed a number of games in 2020/21 due to a ligament injury, an absence that likely affected his goal total: "I saw that I managed it in 29 matches. If I had played 34 matches, I imagine I might have scored even more.”
Watch: All Kane's goals this season
Kane himself recently said that he's "in a good position" to raise the bar further in the Bundesliga scoring stakes.
"It would be difficult to beat him,” the 32-year-old added. “I think that chances are pretty even at the moment, whether I manage it or not.”
