Harry Kane leaves Spurs and Premier League behind in search of glory

MUNICH: Harry Kane was once seen as a "one-season wonder" when he burst onto the scene for Tottenham Hotspur in 2014 but as the England captain leaves to ply his trade abroad for the first time in his career, the Premier League bids goodbye to one of its greatest.

Kane signed a four-year contract with Bayern Munich on Saturday (Aug 12) in a deal reportedly worth 100 million euros (US$109.44 million), leaving boyhood club Spurs after a protracted transfer saga.

When then-Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino took a gamble in 2014 on 21-year-old Kane, who grew up in London, little did he know the striker's name would echo around the club's stadium to the chorus of "He's one of our own" for years to come.

Nearly a decade later, with 280 goals in 435 appearances for Tottenham - which includes three Premier League Golden Boots for top scorer of the season - Kane departs as the north London club's all-time leading scorer.

"One season wonder," Kane wrote in a tongue-in-cheek social media post after he broke the club record held by England great Jimmy Greaves for more than half a century.

Kane is also the England team's all-time top scorer with 58 goals and is undoubtedly the first name on manager Gareth Southgate's team sheet.

But despite the personal accolades, the 30-year-old has no trophies in his cabinet apart from three Spurs runners-up medals - one in the Champions League and two in the League Cup.

Tottenham were in contention for the Premier League title in the 2015-2016 season but ended up third behind Leicester City and Arsenal. The next season they finished second behind Chelsea and in 2019 lost the Champions League final to Liverpool.

In between two more Champions League campaigns, Spurs played the Europa League and then the