Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer has backed Harry Kane to win the Ballon d'Or over team-mate Michael Olise.
The Ballon d'Or will be awarded later this month, with Kane among the frontrunners to lift it, along with Kylian Mbappe and World Cup winner Lamine Yamal.
Kane plundered 64 goals across all competitions (including the Club World Cup) for Bayern last term, before then scoring six more to help Thomas Tuchel's side finish third at the World Cup.
No other player from Europe's top five leagues scored more than 50 goals in all competitions last term, with Mbappe his closest challenger with a half-century for Real Madrid.
Olise is an outside contender for the Ballon d'Or after a stellar campaign with Bayern in 2025-26; he had 34 goal involvements (15 goals, 19 assists), a new record for a winger since Opta data collection began in the German top-flight in 2004-05.
Only Kane (41) directly contributed to more Bundesliga goals than the Frenchman, who also scored five goals and provided seven assists in 13 Champions League games.
He also carried his form into the World Cup, becoming the first player on record (since 1966) to register seven assists in a single edition.
But Hainer believes Kane is the deserving recipient this time around.
"Both Michael and Harry deserve it [the Ballon d'Or]," Hainer told BILD.
"But I would give it to Harry Kane.
"Michael Olise has many more years ahead of him to win the Ballon d'Or."
Kane has also reportedly agreed to a new deal with Bayern, which would take him through to the end of the 2028-29 campaign.
He has scored 154 goals in 156 matches with Bayern since joining from Tottenham in August 2023, winning two Bundesliga titles and a DFB-Pokal in that time.
He has also written his name into the Bundesliga history books this term, having reached the 100-goal landmark in his 98th appearance, making him the quickest player to hit that tally, smashing Dieter Muller's previous record of 129 games.
Piybekmnyz
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how many did he gone to Miss olise in the champion league
wayaeopstu
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kane is great but olise is greater
Teflon
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You so dump to say Rodri was the best player of the Tournament (WC)... It was gonna be Messi but yet, we accept their bias
no such thing as bias bro,
Teflon
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To be honest bro u and I know very well that Messi was the best player in that tournament not Rodri. It’s just unfortunate the award was given to him and not Messi
you're as dumb as fuck bro, I didn't award the best player to Rodri, FIFA did that, and it is what it is, u can't change that.
Jitaikopst
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Yamal will win atleast 3 balloon d'or or maybe more when he retire...
Diueknpu
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are you counting Rodri out, he's the best player in the world cup tournament.
You so dump to say Rodri was the best player of the Tournament (WC)... It was gonna be Messi but yet, we accept their bias
Jrhuncho
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are you counting Rodri out, he's the best player in the world cup tournament.
To be honest bro u and I know very well that Messi was the best player in that tournament not Rodri. It’s just unfortunate the award was given to him and not Messi
Teflon
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Unfortunately, balloondor is not award for highest goals scorer but best player award. Harry Kane was highest goals scorer but Olise was Bundesliga best player last season.Mbappe was laliga highest goals scorer last season but Yamal won laliga best player. Yamal knocked mbappe and Olise out the world cup and Messi at Messi at 38, scored 8 goals without pk and also knocked Harry Kane and Bellingham out of the world cup. The race is between the Old and the future, Yamal vs Messi.Yamal will be the youngest player in history to win balloondor at 19 and Messi will be the oldest 39 to win balloondor his 9th balloondor.
are you counting Rodri out, he's the best player in the world cup tournament.
Kudbikptu
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Kane is a useless oppurtunist
Dihaciknyz
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obvio....there was no PR stunt for olise like yamal
So whose fault,?
Dihaciknyz
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Unfortunately, balloondor is not award for highest goals scorer but best player award. Harry Kane was highest goals scorer but Olise was Bundesliga best player last season.Mbappe was laliga highest goals scorer last season but Yamal won laliga best player. Yamal knocked mbappe and Olise out the world cup and Messi at Messi at 38, scored 8 goals without pk and also knocked Harry Kane and Bellingham out of the world cup. The race is between the Old and the future, Yamal vs Messi.Yamal will be the youngest player in history to win balloondor at 19 and Messi will be the oldest 39 to win balloondor his 9th balloondor.
Temanost
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But haters said Barcelona backed Yamal over Raphinha Last season, so what's will they say about Bayern now?
Zetbcnotu
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obvio....there was no PR stunt for olise like yamal