Tottenham news: Harry Kane is eyeing up Alan Shearer's Premier League goal record
- Sean Fisher
- 22 February 2022
The 28-year-old has scored 173 goals in 267 appearances so far, leaving him 87 shy of Shearer's record.
Despite a slow start to the season in north London, Harry Kane's form is picking up under Antonio Conte.
Following his brace against Manchester City last weekend, the England captain is now on seven goals this season, and is closing in on Alan Shearer's Premier League goal record of 260.
When asked about his chances of beating the record, Kane responded ambitously, suggesting that it's "there to be reached".
"I think it's there to be done. Obviously it's still 90-odd goals to get there, but it's definitely an aim to try and reach it," he said.
"Obviously I feel like I've still got many more years of my career to go and it will be incredible. Shearer was an incredible striker, incredible No.9
"So even to be close now is great, but for sure it's definitely something that I want to try and achieve."
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But while Kane now finds himself as one of the deadliest strikers in the Premier League, the 28-year-old revealed that he once doubted his chances of reaching the top-flight.
Having gone out on loan during the early years of his career, Kane says his time spent at Leicester and Norwich made him doubt his potential.
"The Norwich and Leicester ones for sure were probably the toughest times I had in my career," he said.
"Obviously I had two great loan spells at Leyton Orient and Millwall, then I went to Norwich and couldn't quite get in the team.
"I got injured, so I came back and went to Leicester, and I found myself on the bench a lot, played a few games and didn't quite do it.
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— Harry Kane (@HKane) February 19, 2022
However Kane points towards his self-belief as the reason he managed to take his opportunity at Tottenham.
"It was probably the time where I thought to myself, 'if I'm not playing for Leicester, in the Championship at the time, how can I play for Tottenham?' But I stuck together, I had good friends and family around me that believed in me and I've always had huge self-belief.
"I just said 'I'm going to do everything I can to go back the next season with Spurs and give everything I've got'.
"Fortunately I got my opportunity and was able to take it. But it was a great learning curve even though it didn't go as well as I wanted and it was an important part of my story to be where I am now."
Kane will look to build on his Premier League goal tally on Wednesday night when Spurs travel to Burnley.
A win will put Conte's side on the verge of the Premier League's top four.
