Harry Kane is gunning for the Golden Boot as England target Euro 2024 glory.
The England captain has been an ever-reliable for the Three Lions at major competitions and ended the 2018 World Cup with the trophy for most goals.
Even at Euro 2024, where Kane has been perceived to have had a tough tournament, the 30-year-old is still just two goals away from winning the Golden Boot, having already hit the back of the net twice.
The Bayern Munich star has come in for criticism this summer but he has come out fighting, vowing to get on the scoresheet and knock Netherlands out to reach the Euro 2024 final.
Kane said: “Hopefully I’ll score a couple of goals and you’re looking at me in a totally different way.
“I’d be top goalscorer, through to a final and it’s a different perspective.”
And Kane has been keen to point of some the reasons behind his low tally so far.
“I’d like to have scored more goals but the tournament has been a low scoring one for different reasons,” he added.
“The pitches are part of that reason. Teams are more organised and, from a manager’s point of view, they are more structured and they make it difficult for the favourites or better teams to exploit.
“You know that you’re never as bad as you think — and you’re never as good as you think on your good days.”
Euro 2024 Golden Boot standings
- Dani Olmo (Spain) – 3 goals, 2 assists
- Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) – 3 goals, 1 assist
- Georges Mikautadze (Georgia) – 3 goals, 1 assist
- Jamal Musiala (Germany) – 3 goals, 0 assists
- Ivan Schranz (Slovakia) – 3 goals, 0 assists
Kane enjoyed a fine individual debut season at Bayern Munich where he scored 44 times, though he ended the campaign without any trophies and a back injury.
However, the striker has insisted that he is as fit as ever with England set to face the Netherlands live on talkSPORT on Wednesday evening.
The former Tottenham star added: “If you look over the last couple of major tournaments, there’s always been — at some stage — question marks over my fitness or my form.
“I know everyone wants me to score three goals a game and I want to score three goals a game but it’s not always the case.
“Maybe sometimes when I don’t score, fitness is an easy one just to throw in. People say: ‘Why? Is there a reason? Is it his fitness?’
“But I felt like I had a good preparation going into it, I felt like I’m getting better and sharper as the games go along. Ultimately it’s just down to me performing.”
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