Harry Kane on course to beat Robert Lewandowski record that took 49 years to break and teammates are stunned

Robert Lewandowki and Gerd Muller won a stunning seven Bundesliga Golden Boot awards during their careers, but Harry Kane may be about to upstage them both in one go.

Muller and Lewandowski are first and second respectively in goals for both Bayern Munich and the Bundesliga, with scoring figures that have etched their names into German football’s folklore.

The pinnacle for each, outside of their combined 12 league titles trophies, was the single-season scoring record, one Muller set in 1972 with 40 in 34 games, and it looked like it would never be broken.

Lewandowski came close in 2019/20 with 34, but a year later was when he finally made history and the celebratory t-shirts came out following his 41st goal that took the 49-year record.

Leaving in the summer of 2022 to join Barcelona for £35million, Lewadowski’s replacement, Sadio Mane, faltered, while he went and won LaLiga, seemingly cementing his legacy.

However, it’s not often that Bayern miss, and with Kane, they certainly haven’t.

Making up for their Mane mistake a summer later, the England captain took no time at all to get off the mark, and impressed so much that even Lewandowski had to comment.

“When I think about my record and the 41 goals in just 29 games, I still find it incredible,” he said.

“That was crazy. 'The Hurricane' is a great player, but the Bundesliga is not an easy league either. I think he needs a bit of time and you can't tell yet.

“I myself would never have thought that Gerd Muller's record could be broken after 40 years. I can't explain today how I did it either. Every piece of the puzzle has to be perfect.”

It was back in September that Lewandowski made his judgement, and now it’s looking very premature.

With two goals in a 3-0 win over top four