Ferdinand wasn’t the only former international to heap praise on the Bayern Munich striker. Lineker, who now shares the World Cup scoring record with Kane, was glowing in his assessment of the 32-year-old’s contribution to the national team. Lineker described the former Tottenham man as the finest forward ever to pull on the England shirt.
“Welcome to the double-figures club,” Lineker said on The Rest is Football podcast. “It’s great – I mean, it may have taken him a World Cup more. In all seriousness, Harry Kane is, I think, the greatest English striker we’ve ever had. I genuinely think that now. I’m absolutely delighted that Kane equalled my record. His all-round game is, for me, what separates him from all the others.”
