Harry Kane’s calf injury jeopardizes pursuit of Bundesliga record

Harry Kane will be unavailable for Bayern Munich’s match against Borussia Monchengladbach on Friday due to a calf injury, which hampers his chances of surpassing the Bundesliga record for the most goals in a single season.

Bayern’s coach Vincent Kompany stated on Thursday that the issue is not severe, but it does mean Kane will not participate in Friday’s match, where Bayern could potentially extend their lead at the top of the table to 14 points.

“He sustained a knock to his calf and hasn’t yet fully recovered,” Kompany mentioned. “It’s nothing serious at this moment, but we might need another day for him to be ready. We’re quite relaxed about it. Naturally, we would have preferred Harry to be part of the game, but such situations occur.”

Kompany did not indicate any worries regarding Kane’s availability for Bayern’s upcoming Champions League round of 16 match against Atalanta next week.

Kane has netted 30 goals in the Bundesliga and is 11 goals shy of Robert Lewandowski’s record of 41, with 10 matches still to play.