Tottenham striker Harry Kane has shared that Wayne Rooney has said that he will overtake him as England’s top goalscorer, as he told Footy with Uti.
The England captain also added that Rooney said he will be ‘proud’ to hand over the award to him if he surpasses that feat.
It’s only a matter of time before Kane can put his name above the likes of Bobby Charlton and Rooney because he is very close to that record.
The Spurs hitman has scored 48 goals for his country – from his 67 games – and he is one behind World Cup winner, Charlton.
That will probably happen during the next set of international fixtures, which take place in March, before he targets Rooney’s all-time record of 53.
Kane was asked about that record and what his feelings were about being the top-scorer for his country when he was growing up.
“It’s a hard one,” said Kane. “I feel like that I always dreamt of playing for England as a kid. I dreamed of maybe captaining England as a kid.
“But the goalscoring record wasn’t probably something I thought of when I was younger. It wasn’t until I was in the England team and I was fortunate enough to be playing when he broke the record.
“That was the moment when I thought ‘Oh, I would love to achieve that one day’.
“Even Wayne has said himself that he thinks I will take it off him one day and he’ll be proud to hand over the boot, or whatever they do.”
Unless Kane does the business before the World Cup, there is the possibility that he becomes England’s all-time scorer whilst in Qatar.
After reaching the final of Euro 2020, it would be fitting and the icing on the cake if Gareth Southgate’s men are to be victorious in the desert.
But the World Cup is going to be a different kettle of fish compared to what happened in the summer and the Three Lions will find this a lot, lot tougher.
Some are still critical of Southgate and feel that they will struggle in Qatar under the pressure of facing far more difficult teams.
But others are backing the talent in the England ranks, backed by Kane’s goals, to do the business next year.
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