Bayern looking for Kane to continue scoring run amid transfer talk

BERLIN :Bayern Munich are hoping Harry Kane's scoring run of eight goals in their first four Bundesliga games continues against visiting Werder Bremen on Friday amid growing speculation over the England captain's potential return to the Premier League.

The Bavarians, who travel to Cypriot side Pafos in the Champions League on Tuesday, top the Bundesliga table on a maximum 12 points.

Kane scored a hat-trick, including two penalties, in their 4-1 win over Hoffenheim last week while also becoming the first player in Bundesliga history to net 17 consecutive penalties.

Thanks largely to Kane's scoring prowess, Bayern have netted a league record 18 times in their first four matches.

"He was always a goalscorer but I think he made a conscious decision for himself to open up his game to different things," Bayern coach Vincent Kompany told a press conference on Thursday.

"He's a leader in our team and to have one of the best performing players, that's something I am very fortunate for as a coach."

Bayern want Kane's focus firmly on the Werder game ahead of a tough run of matches in the Bundesliga, with a trip to Eintracht Frankfurt in a week's time and Borussia Dortmund at home to follow. 

"He is in an outstanding phase and the last (thing) I want to do is open a door to a different discussion," Kompany said when asked about reports in British media of a potential transfer through a release clause in Kane's contract.

"He has the hunger to win titles and he can do it at Bayern and that is the focus," said the coach.

Kane's Bundesliga performances have ignited transfer speculation, with the 32-year-old having a reported 65 million euros ($76.35 million) release clause in his contract after moving from boyhood club Tottenham Hotspur to