Kane and Bayern’s Ballon d’Or push: ‘It can only be Harry’

Harry Kane is the favourite to win the Ballon d’Or. Having spent the past week talking to some of the key figures at Bayern Munich – as well as Kane himself – it is apparent that clinching this award is as important to the German club as it is the England captain.

Speaking to Christoph Freund, Bayern's sporting director, just before their win over Borussia Dortmund in the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup, he was emphatic on the subject. "I think he deserves to win the Ballon d'Or. He played an outstanding season."