More criticism for Kane: "No better than Isak or Haaland" | OneFootball

Harry Kane is considered one of the best strikers of his generation, at FC Bayern he is the undisputed top scorer. However, former Premier League professional Jermaine Pennant currently does not see the 32-year-old at the top - and ranks two former BVB attackers above him.

In a conversation with talkSPORT , Pennant emphasized the impressive statistics of the English national player during his time at Tottenham Hotspur. "Harry Kane has fantastic numbers in the Premier League," said the former Liverpool professional.

His bitter conclusion: "But Harry Kane is now, at this moment, not in his past, not a better player than Alexander Isak. He is also not better than Erling Haaland."

Particularly noteworthy: Both players mentioned by Pennant have a past at Borussia Dortmund.

Isak ahead of Haaland?

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While Erling Haaland became Europe's top scorer after his BVB move to Manchester City, Pennant currently sees Swedish striker Alexander Isak even ahead of him. "Isak is the best number nine in the world when he is fit. Give him a few games, give him some time," the Englishman raved.

Isak moved this summer for a record sum of 145 million euros from Newcastle United to FC Liverpool - a transfer that underlines his enormous development.

However, his path was by no means straightforward: Dortmund had signed Isak in 2017 as a huge talent for just under nine million euros from AIK Solna. In black and yellow, however, the breakthrough did not come. It was only through a loan to Willem II and the later move to Real Sociedad that he got back on track. In 2019, he moved to Spain for 15 million euros, where he matured into a top scorer.

In 2022, he made the move to the Premier League to Newcastle for around 77.5 million euros - now the record transfer to Liverpool.

Kane remains a Premier League legend

Despite all criticism, Kane can still be considered a legend in terms of scoring rate. In the all-time Premier League scoring list, he ranks second with 213 goals in 320 games, only Alan Shearer (260 goals) has scored more.

Haaland already has 88 goals after 100 appearances, Isak has 54 goals in 86 games - numbers that underline his potential, but also show that they still have to reach Kane's historical dimensions.

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