“I’d like to try it”: Harry Kane wants to play in a different position at Bayern Munich

Harry Kane of Bayern Munich has said he would like to try playing in a playmaking midfield role.

At Bayern, the striker has scored at an astonishing rate in recent years and was recently awarded the Ballon d'Or as the best player in the world. The Englishman wants to see how he fares away from centre-forward.

"I'd like to try it at some point. I played in midfield and in different positions when I was young at Tottenham," Kane told Sport Bild when asked about moving into a playmaking role. Bayern give Kane the freedom to drop deep, where he often impresses with his work off the ball and precise long passes that have, on occasion, led to chances and goals for his team-mates.

"I knew that my passing was one of my greatest strengths and that, when I drop deeper, I can control the ball well under pressure," Kane said. Under coach Jose Mourinho at Tottenham, he first had the freedom to use those qualities. "He probably took my game to another level," the Englishman recalled.

Mourinho did not finish the 2020/21 season with Spurs, but Kane picked up two individual awards: "In that season, I won both the Premier League Playmaker Award for the most assists and the Golden Boot for the most goals," he said.

Across all competitions this season, Kane has 10 goals and 10 assists for Bayern in 15 appearances.