Kane: I would swap my Ballon d’Or for a Champions League title
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane said on Monday that team trophies matter more to him than his new Ballon d'Or. He spoke in Madrid before Bayern play Atletico and said a new Bayern contract is "more days than weeks" away.
Harry Kane would give up his Ballon d'Or for a Champions League winner's medal, the BBC reported. The England captain spoke at a news conference in Madrid before Bayern Munich's Champions League game against Atletico Madrid. "Team trophies are why we play football," Kane said. Asked to choose between the two, he said he would pick the Champions League. He added that he has the chance to win both. Kane, 33, became the first Englishman since 2001 to win the award, according to the BBC. He beat Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe and Barcelona's Lamine Yamal. He is only the fifth Englishman to win it, after Michael Owen, Sir Stanley Matthews, Sir Bobby Charlton and Kevin Keegan. Bayern had not had a winner since Karl-Heinz Rummenigge in 1981. Kane scored 73 goals for club and country last season and helped Bayern win a domestic treble. Kane also said he is "extremely close" to signing a new contract with Bayern. He said the big issues have been settled and only small details remain for the lawyers. "All in all I would say it is more days than weeks," he said. Kane joined Bayern from Tottenham for £86.4 million (100 million euros) in August 2023. On the pitch,…
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