Antonio Conte believes Bayern Munich have improved Harry Kane and that he deserves to win trophies after his summer transfer from Tottenham.
Conte managed the England international during his time in charge of the north London club. The Italian coach praised Kane’s ability to find the net and stressed that the move to Germany helped him develop as a player.
In an exclusive interview with The Telegraph, Conte said: “We are talking about a player who is incredible. This opportunity to play for Bayern Munich has made him even better. There is no doubt about his ability to score goals.
“I think he had to leave and change, find another club, another mentality, another situation. That was important for him. He deserves to win trophies, we are talking about one of the best strikers in the world. He is certainly one of the best I have worked with. He is a good guy and also a good person. He needed this new experience, this new opportunity. He is a more complete player now than before.”
Conte raised questions about Tottenham’s mentality and took a swipe at his former club after finding it “really strange” to celebrate fourth place. No wonder he is happy that Kane has left Spurs to take on new challenges at a new club that potentially offers him more opportunities to win a silver medal.
Despite Kane’s individual success, scoring 28 goals for Bayern, he has not yet managed to win a trophy with the German side. He lost the DFL Super Cup at the start of the season and was knocked out of the DFB-Pokal in the second round in November. Winning the Bundesliga also proved to be a challenge, as they are currently second in the standings, five points behind Bayer Leverkusen.
Kane was anonymous during Bayern’s 1-0 defeat to Lazio in the Champions League, so the striker will be looking to rediscover his form against Bochum on Saturday to keep pace with Leverkusen in the title race.