Soccer-Ballon d'Or winner Kane signs to stay at Bayern until 2029

Ballon d'Or winner Harry Kane has signed a contract extension with Bayern Munich until the end of June 2029, the Bundesliga club said on Thursday, in a move underlining ‌its long-term ambitions, especially for the Champions League.

The England captain joined Bayern from Tottenham Hotspur in 2023 and has since helped the German side win two Bundesliga titles, the German Cup and two German Super Cups. The 33-year-old striker has scored 156 goals in 161 appearances in all competitions for Bayern ‌and capped his prolific spell in Munich by winning the Ballon d'Or last week.

He was the first Englishman to win the award ‌since Michael Owen in 2001. "I feel right at home at FC Bayern," Kane said. "I love the club, the fans and the city of Munich. We have a fantastic team and, in Vincent Kompany, a fantastic manager."

"I know we will be challenging for Champions League titles," Kane told a press conference. "If I did not believe we had a chance ⁠for the ​big trophies, I would look at ⁠a different avenue to push myself."

Kane has frequently been linked with a move back to England, where he remains 47 goals shy of Alan Shearer's Premier League record of ⁠260 goals. But the striker said in August that the Premier League no longer holds the same appeal for him as he is focused on his career in ​Germany.

"It would have been easy to stay in the Premier League all my life, but the fact that I got out ⁠of my comfort zone has been a big plus for me," Kane said. Bayern did not disclose financial details of the agreement. However, German media reported that the extension is the ⁠most ​lucrative contract in the club's history and part of a long-term commitment to the England captain.

"Since joining us in 2023, he has achieved extraordinary things with his goals, his influence on the game and as a role model both on and off the pitch," Bayern CEO ⁠Jan-Christian Dreesen said. "His contract extension is a commitment to FC Bayern and to a story that is far from over." Kane has finished as ⁠the Bundesliga's top scorer in each of ⁠his seasons with Bayern and was named Germany's Footballer of the Year in 2026.

He has also twice won the European Golden Shoe, awarded to Europe's leading league goalscorer, and captained England to a third-place finish ‌at this year's World ‌Cup.