Harry Kane makes honest Bayern Munich admission as he eyes Club World Cup glory
Harry Kane believes he is finally getting respect for being more than just a goalscorer.
Bayern Munich striker Kane is one of a cluster of players with three goals in the Club World Cup and you can already sense he is eyeing the chance to be the top scorer in the tournament. But Kane, 31, also says there is more to his game than just goals and he will do whatever it takes to help Bayern win as they prepare to face Paris Saint Germain in the quarter finals.
England captain Kane put in a two-goal, man of the match display against Flamengo in the last 16 when he also ran 11km in the heat and can at least look forward to an air conditioned stadium in Atlanta when they face PSG.
But Kane, who won the Premier League Golden Boot three times with Tottenham, says German football fans appreciate him for his all-round performances.
Kane said: 'I know a lot of my game is judged on goals and I've been doing it throughout my whole career.
'But what maybe some of the German fans and some of the Bayern fans are realising is that i will do anything for the team to help us win and if that's running 11km a game then I'll run 11km. If it means sprinting back to help the team then I'll do that.
'Goals are what I love to do but ultimately I love winning more than anything and I'll try to do that as much as possible.'
Bayern now face PSG and the German giants are in the heavyweight side of the draw with Real Madrid - who face Borussia Dortmund in their quarter final - lurking for a potential semi final. PSG are unquestionably the favourites from all of the European big guns because Luis Enrique's men won the Champions League with such style.
But Kane and his Bayern teammates did beat PSG in the league phase of the Champions League earlier in the campaign when they beat the French giants 1-0 back in November.
That is the reason why Kane believes they can beat PSG and England's record scorer is convinced they can go all the way in the United States. He said: 'We have to believe we can win the Club World Cup. We're going up against a tough opponent in the next round no doubt, Champions League winners.
'We have to be ready for that but we feel like on our day we can beat anyone. It would be a dream come true to go all the way and win it but there's games before that.
'PSG are a top team. But we've played them once this year and came out on top but it was a difficult game and we know the qualities they have and we are going to have to be ready for that.
'But we feel when we're on our game, at the top of our game, then we can defeat anyone and we'll go into this game with no different feeling.
'We'll respect them but ultimately we're here to try and win the Club World Cup and we'll look forward to that challenge.'
That sentiment was echoed by Bayern star Serge Gnabry who admits PSG start as favourites but believes Bayern are running into some form.
Gnabry added: 'Obviously, it will be a difficult match. Paris have had an incredible run - they won the Champions League - so they will have a lot of confidence, but we won't back down. I think we are a very great team.
'We've played well so far in this tournament, so I think it will be a very exciting match for everyone. I think we just play our game.
'I think they also know what's coming their way. It's not going to be easy, but if we just manage to play like we're used to playing, I think they will also have it difficult.
'For sure, they are I would say the favourites because they won the Champions League but it's a new match, a new opportunity, so we will be ready.'
Bayern keeper Manuel Neuer added: 'Atlanta is a big stadium, a nice stadium. We are looking forward to that game. We will try our best. They have good players in every position but we are prepared because we know them from this season and of course the Champions League final.'
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