Erling Haaland has been scoring objectives left, proper and centre this season. After breaking Mohamed Salah’s report of scoring essentially the most objectives in a season, the Norwegian went one step additional. Haaland scored his thirty fifth purpose in opposition to West Ham United to interrupt Alan Shearer’s report of 34 objectives in a single Premier League season which got here in a 42-game season.
In the meantime, Harry Kane is having one more incredible season and is the second-most prime scorer with 26 objectives to his title. And along with his newest strike, he turned the second-highest scorer in Premier League historical past by overtaking Wayne Rooney.
Nevertheless, Kane wants to attain one other 51 objectives if he needs to interrupt Shearer’s report, which has stood tall for 17 years now. So, can the Tottenham man break the report? We analyse.
Harry Kane’s season-by-season purpose information
Harry Kane’s debut got here within the 2013-14 season when he scored three objectives, however the next season, he has been top-of-the-line strikers in England and throughout Europe. Within the 2014-15 season, Kane scored 21 objectives to ascertain himself as the brand new star of the Premier League.
The next season he went a degree up as he scored 25 objectives and received the Premier League Golden Boot for the primary time. The subsequent season adopted the identical trajectory as he scored 29 objectives. In 2017-18, Kane made his intentions clear that he wished to go and break the all-time Premier League goal-scoring report.
For this, Kane wanted to attain 32 objectives and have his greatest season. Nevertheless, solely one of many issues got here true on the finish of the season. Whereas Kane did have his greatest season, he may solely rating 30 objectives ending second behind Mohamed Salah, who went and smashed the report by scoring 32 objectives.
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All of Harry Kane’s #PL objectives to this point 😍@HKane | @SpursOfficial pic.twitter.com/4ENx5QtuUY
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His subsequent two seasons had been dismal by his regular excessive requirements, as Kane scored 17 and 18 objectives within the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons, respectively. Nevertheless, he roared again to type the next season by scoring 23 objectives to win his third Premier League Golden Boot.
Within the final two seasons, he has skilled contrasting type, scoring 17 objectives within the 2021-22 season and is at present on 26 objectives this season.
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Can Harry Kane break Alan Shearer’s report
To analyse this argument, we should take a look at accidents, type and whether or not he performs within the Premier League for no less than the following three seasons. So let’s begin with the final argument first. It has been no secret that through the years that Kane has wished to go away the membership in quest of greener pastures or, ought to we sway, successful extra silverware.
Manchester Metropolis even moved heaven and earth within the 2021 summer time switch window to signal him providing as a lot as £100 million for the striker. Tottenham, although had been unmoved and refused to promote. Metropolis had been so assured about getting their man that they didn’t go for another participant. They learnt their lesson properly going for Erling Haaland the very subsequent season.
And if he doesn’t keep at Tottenham, there is just one Premier League membership in Manchester United who’s searching for a striker and has the monetary capability to purchase him.
So let’s take the primary state of affairs the place Kane stays at Tottenham. For the reason that 2014-15 season, Kane has missed a majority of the season on three events; 2016-17 (73 days), 2018-19 a(91 days), and 2019-20 (90 days).
Harry Kane overtakes Wayne Rooney within the race for Alan Shearer’s Premier League report 🏃♂️💨 pic.twitter.com/c07CwtfGwf
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Even in such precarious conditions, his worst tally in these three seasons was 17. So even when accidents curtail his subsequent three seasons, he may rating greater than 50 objectives within the subsequent three seasons, sufficient to take him previous Shearer contemplating there are 4 video games left within the present season. If he stays match, he may go previous Shearer’s report in simply two seasons, given his imperious report. We should additionally keep in mind that Kane is just 29 years and will simply carry out on the prime degree for no less than three seasons.
And these goal-scoring feats have come at a membership that has seen essentially the most turbulent instances. So, if he does go to Manchester United, his likelihood of breaking the report will solely enhance, given the provision of gamers reminiscent of Bruno Fernandes and Jadon Sancho.