Paul Merson has made a bold prediction regarding Harry Kane for the 2023/24 campaign, with the pundit naming the Tottenham Hotspur star as his pick for the Premier League Golden Boot award next season.
Of course, Harry Kane is no stranger to goals. The Spurs striker was in prolific form last season, bagging 30 goals in the league (Transfermarkt).
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Ordinarily, that kind of number would be more than enough to secure the Golden Boot award for any player. The only problem is, Erling Haaland arrived in the Premier League last year, and managed to outshine Kane with a whopping 36 league goals, and a further 16 in other competitions for Manchester City (Transfermarkt).
There is no reason to suggest Kane can’t perform at a similar level next season. However, where the 30-year-old scores his goals in the forthcoming campaign is very much up for debate. Bayern Munich have been circling the England captain all summer and the German side are reportedly confident they can complete the signing of the Spurs star by early next month (Football Insider).
Harry Kane will win the Golden Boot next season
Despite the speculation linking the marksman with a move away from Spurs and indeed the Premier League, Paul Merson has backed Kane to win the Golden Boot in the Premier League next season.
Speaking to Sportskeeda, Merson said: “I’m going to go with Harry Kane for the Premier League Golden Boot next season. Erling Haaland stopped ...