PREMIER League great Alan Shearer will be “ecstatic” if Harry Kane moves to Bayern Munich.
The Newcastle legend holds the division’s goalscoring record with 260.
GettyAlan Shearer will be ‘ecstatic’ if Harry Kane moves to Bayern Munich – as it may help preserve his own goal-scoring record[/caption]
GettyShearer fears Kane — on 213 — could beat his 260-goal record if he stays in England[/caption]
And he fears Kane — on 213 — could beat him if he stays in England.
Shearer, 52, has even joked he would drive Kane to Germany himself to protect his record.
Reacting to the striker’s possible departure, his pal Gary Lineker wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “An emergency podcast is on the cards with an ecstatic Alan Shearer.”
The social media platform was flooded with memes yesterday suggesting Shearer was wildly celebrating the England skipper’s possible departure.
Meanwhile, other Premier League greats had their say on the will-he-stay, will-he-go saga.
Ex-Liverpool and Man United star Michael Owen said Kane should stay at Spurs, adding: “Becoming all-time Premier League top goalscorer is a bigger achievement than winning the league in a country dominated by one team.”
His former teammate Jamie Carragher agreed, saying breaking Shearer’s record would be “huge”.
But Rio Ferdinand saw it differently, saying: “You don’t start ya career wanting to win the Golden Boot. You want to win things for ya team.”
And Gary Neville urged Kane to leave — for his old side Man United, saying: “He puts them in the realm of catching City.”
GettyJamie Carragher said breaking Shearer’s record would be ‘huge’[/caption]