It’s not often Kane speaks negatively about his club. Even at Tottenham, with a few recent transfer windows that really tested Kane’s loyalty to the club in his heart, the Premier League’s second-highest scoring player focused on the tasks. In the Bayern shirt, Kane took direct command in the Bundesliga, last season the Englishman’s liberating first title came, but at the start of the season, Bayern have a surprising challenge.

Bayern Munich have had their turbulent times, but calm tends to descend before the start of the season. On Saturday, Vincent Kompany’s men started by beating Stuttgart 2-1 in the German Super Cup, but it was a worried Harry Kane who met the press after the game.

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-It is probably one of the smallest squads I have ever been a part of. We’re a bit thin, but it’s not something we players have any influence on,” Harry Kane said, according to Bild.

The week before the start of the Bundesliga, one of the thinnest squads the 32-year-old has experienced.

This summer, Bayern have sent a handful of profiles out of the club: Eric Dier, Mathys Tel, Kingsley Coman, Leroy Sané and Thomas Müller, while Jamal Musiala is out with a long-term injury. In addition, Joao Palhinha, Bryan Zaragoza and Daniel Peretz have been loaned out.

And in?

Solid signings in Luis Diaz, Jonathan Tah and Tom Bischof, but according to Kane, not nearly enough to become a squad that can fight for titles in all competitions.

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When Harry Kane shows concern and emphasizes that this is something the players cannot influence, then we understand Bayern Munich have a big challenge that needs to be solved in the next few days.