Contract renewed
Bundesliga
Tottenham 'retain clause' in Harry Kane contract after Ballon d'Or win and new Bayern Munich deal
Summarised by MatchPal
Kane has signed a new Bayern contract until 2029, but Tottenham retain a matching clause allowing them to match any future bid for the striker.
Harry Kane has committed his future to Bayern Munich by signing a new contract through the summer of 2029, becoming the highest-paid player in Europe by base salary. The deal comes after Kane won the 2026 Ballon d'Or award, beating Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal.
Despite his contentment in Germany, Tottenham have retained their first-option matching rights from Kane's original 2023 transfer. This means should Bayern agree to sell Kane before his contract expires, Spurs would have the opportunity to match any bid and offer the striker a choice to return to the Premier League. There is no fixed fee attached to Spurs' matching clause. Bayern currently view Kane as "untouchable" and there is no suggestion of an imminent departure.
Summary by MatchPal from the original report at standard.co.uk. Reporting and images belong to the source.
In this story
Clubs
People
H. Kane
Reports on this story
UK times- Fabrizio Romano
- BBC Sport
- Sky Sport Italia
- Bundesliga
- Sky Sports
- ESPN
- The Guardian
- Florian Plettenberg
- Kicker
- Matt Law
- The Athletic
- RMC Sport
- Voetbal International
- Diario AS
- The Independent
- CBS Sports
- The Telegraph
- Emma Sanders
- Evening Standard
- talkSPORT
- Sport Witness
- Mundo Deportivo
- Corriere dello Sport
- Ben Jacobs
- Craig Hope
- MailOnline
- Mirror
- Tottenham 'retain clause' in Harry Kane contract after Ballon d'Or win and new Bayern Munich dealEvening StandardThis article
- Bayern CEO Dreesen on Michael Olise new deal after Kane: "That's something Max and I are jointly responsible forFabrizio Romano
- Bayern CEO Dreesen on Michael Olise new deal after Kane: "That's something Max and I are jointly responsible for. His contract runs until 2029, and we'll sit down and discuss things at the appropriateFabrizio Romano
- Kane: Champions League is a big objective for me and this clubFabrizio Romano
- Kane: Champions League is big objective for me and BayernFabrizio Romano
4 more reports
- Tottenham can still re-sign Harry Kane despite massive new Bayern Munich dealtalkSPORT
- Harry Kane now FC Bayern's highest-paid player, overtaking Jamal MusialaFlorian Plettenberg
- Who in England was particularly delighted by Kane's signatureKicker
- Tottenham retain Harry Kane first-option matching rights despite new Bayern contractMatt Law
Next on TV
UK times
Premier League · Matchweek 10
Leeds United v 
Tottenham HotspurSat, 7 Nov 2026
