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Kane statue is but to be unveiled by his native council 5 years on

  • In 2019, Waltham Forest Council revealed plans to erect a Harry Kane statue
  • It was first deliberate to be put in on a platform at Chingford Overground station
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Harry Kane could also be enduring his first troublesome spell in Germany, but it surely seems not all is effectively in England too.

A statue in tribute to the England captain has been hidden in storage for years as a result of his native council have no idea the place to put it.

In honour of the Walthamstow-born striker, it was introduced in 2019 that Waltham Forest Council had plans to erect a bit of artwork in recognition of his feats.

That yr and in 2020 they allotted £7,200 to have a sculpture made from the Chingford-raised footballer.

However, as reported by the BBC – the life-size determine of him sitting on a bench – is but to be seen by the general public.

Harry Kane is still awaiting to see a statue in his honour - five years on from plans announced

Harry Kane continues to be awaiting to see a statue in his honour – 5 years on from plans introduced

A statue in tribute to the England captain has been hidden in storage for years

A statue in tribute to the England captain has been hidden in storage for years

It was originally planned to be installed on a platform at Chingford Overground station

It was initially deliberate to be put in on a platform at Chingford Overground station

It was deliberate for the statue to be put in on a platform at Chingford Overground station – however they had been shelved following a threat evaluation carried out by Transport for London.

Emma Best and Roy Berg, the Conservative councillors for Chingford’s Endlebury ward who accredited the venture then rebuffed the thought of inserting it in Ridgeway Park, in line with the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

A spokesperson for Kane, 30, mentioned they had been ‘actually excited’ in regards to the statue and hope it’s unveiled ‘within the coming months’.

‘Especially with Harry being England and Tottenham’s all time prime objective scorer. It is what he deserves,’ the spokesperson mentioned.

‘The location of the statue is actually necessary to us and like Emma mentioned we’re having some points in the meanwhile, however after we get it proper, we shall be completely happy to go.’

For now although, Kane’s quick focus shall be on arresting Bayern Munich’s slide domestically and in Europe.

Despite scoring aplenty, Kane is enduring a difficult spell in his debut season at Bayern Munich

Despite scoring aplenty, Kane is enduring a troublesome spell in his debut season at Bayern Munich

Bayern have suffered three-straight defeats on the bounce, notably losing 3-2 to Bochum at the weekend and are on the cusp of failing to win a trophy this season

Bayern have suffered three-straight defeats on the bounce, notably shedding 3-2 to Bochum on the weekend and are on the cusp of failing to win a trophy this season

The German giants have misplaced their final three video games in all competitions, together with a 3-0 defeat at league leaders Bayer Leverkusen and have now dropped eight factors behind them within the Bundesliga.

They had been additionally overwhelmed 1-0 by Lazio in final week’s Champions League final first leg.

And on Wednesday morning, issues took one other flip when Bayern introduced that they’ve sacked supervisor Thomas Tuchel – however he’ll stay in command of the Bavarian outfit till the tip of the season.

Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen mentioned there would a ‘a brand new course’ subsequent season with a brand new coach.

‘In an excellent, open dialogue, we got here to the choice to finish our working relationship by mutual settlement in the summertime,’ Dreesen mentioned. ‘Our objective is to pursue a brand new footballing course with a brand new head coach for the 2024/25 season.’

‘Until then, each particular person on the membership is expressly referred to as upon to realize the utmost potential within the Champions League and Bundesliga. I additionally explicitly maintain the group accountable on this regard.’

Bayern Munich have decided to sack Thomas Tuchel - who will leave at the end of the season - amid their disastrous run of form in recent weeks

Bayern Munich have determined to sack Thomas Tuchel – who will go away on the finish of the season – amid their disastrous run of kind in latest weeks

Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen (R) insisted that Tuchel's departure wasn't 'on our mind'

Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen (R) insisted that Tuchel’s departure wasn’t ‘on our thoughts’

‘We have agreed that we’ll finish our working relationship on the finish of this season,’ Tuchel mentioned. ‘Until then, I’ll in fact proceed to do every thing I can with my teaching employees to realize most success.’

Bayern host RB Leipzig within the Bundesliga on Saturday – with summer season signing Kane wanting so as to add to his tally of 29 objectives in 30 matches in all competitions for the membership in his debut marketing campaign there up to now.