Wayne Rooney believes Harry Kane is the best participant that England has ever produced.
Kane is about to steer the Three Lions at Euro 2024 in Germany this summer time, and has 62 objectives in 89 worldwide caps since making his debut again in 2015.
Rooney was on the pitch that day when Kane got here off the bench to attain in a 4-0 win over Lithuania at Wembley, and has watched his fellow striker go from power to power within the 9 years since.
The Bayern Munich ahead went previous Rooney’s report of 53 worldwide objectives final 12 months, and has additionally added to his sport through the years by dropping deep and creating probabilities for his team-mates. Having change into the whole centre ahead, Rooney feels he now deserves to be thought-about in a league of his personal.
Talking on The Overlap with Gary Neville, dropped at you by Sky Guess, Rooney mentioned: ‘I believe Harry Kane is an unimaginable participant. The objectives he’s scored, the assists and as of the previous few years, I might say he’s England’s best ever participant.
Wayne Rooney (left) believes Harry Kane (proper) is England’s best ever participant
Kane is England’s all-time report goalscorer and can captain the workforce at this summer time’s Euros
Rooney feels Kane has change into the whole striker in recent times and is now in a league of his personal
‘He’s at all times skilled and he by no means misses a sport, which is a standard theme with gamers like Jude Bellingham, Kane and Phil Foden.’
Rooney’s assertion is more likely to trigger loads of debate, with some sure to level out that he’s but to win a serious trophy in his profession – together with with England.
Bobby Moore captained England to their solely event win to this point on the 1966 World Cup, with Sir Bobby Charlton additionally enjoying a starring function, whereas Sir Geoff Hurst netted a hat-trick within the ultimate.
Sir Stanley Matthews was the primary participant to be knighted whereas nonetheless enjoying soccer and was the primary recipient of the European Footballer of the 12 months award.
Others will even put Paul Gascoigne within the combine for the last word accolade after he lit up Italia ’90 throughout England’s run to the semi-finals earlier than their heartbreaking penalty shootout defeat by West Germany.
Rooney himself warrants a point out after bursting onto the worldwide scene at Euro 2004 and occurring to change into the most-capped outfield participant for the lads’s workforce and the report goalscorer previous to Kane overtaking him.
But Kane did lead Gareth Southgate’s males to the ultimate of the final Euros – the closest England have come to event glory since 1966 – and received the Golden Boot three years earlier on the World Cup in Russia.
Bobby Moore led England to their solely main event win on the 1966 World Cup
Sir Bobby Charlton (left) additionally performed a starring function in that event
Paul Gascoigne lit up Italia ’90 earlier than England’s merciless exit on penalties
Kane remains to be trying to find his elusive first trophy, however may strengthen his declare to being England’s best participant if he can win the Euros off the again of a surprising season at Bayern
He is because of play in his fifth worldwide event within the coming weeks, and if England go all the best way, Rooney’s argument may change into even stronger.
The 30-year-old heads into the event off the again of his best-ever goalscoring season, having discovered the web 44 occasions in 45 video games for Bayern.
He was additionally England’s main scorer in qualifying for the Euros, with eight objectives in as many video games, and persevering with his type from the final 12 months may see England lastly finish their 58 years of harm.
Wayne Rooney was talking on The Overlap, dropped at you by Sky Guess
