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Harry Kane: what I miss about London – and next steps in a glittering career

Source: Phil Pham

Starting a job in a foreign city where you don’t speak the language and without family support is daunting. When you’re the expensive spearhead of Bayern Munich and expected to satisfy 80,000 expectant fans, who have little tolerance for wobbles, it’s a tough gig.  

Good thing, then, that Harry Kane is a bankable asset when it comes to the business of scoring goals. “It's obviously been a good start to the season,” he says, with a galactico level of understatement, given that he is breaking records on almost a weekly basis. 

Indeed, Kane has already netted 22 times in just 18 games since his move to the Bundesliga giants, which includes three hat-tricks and a wonder goal scored from his own half. Not so shabby.

Of course, many footballers move right across the globe at a young age and Kane, 30, has plenty of life experience to draw upon while rebuilding his life in Germany. And he seems more than ready for

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