Harry Kane says he’s close to signing a new contract at Bayern Munich – and after that a career in the NFL could await. The England captain is in the final year of his Bayern deal, prompting speculation over his future with the European giants. Kane is set to snub interest from Barcelona and Saudi Arabia to extend his stay at Bayern, who he signed for in 2023GettyHowever, he’s set to extend his stay with them with Kane poised to sign a new deal which will keep him at the club until 2029. “We’re in good talks, I’ll be honest. We’re fairly close,” the striker said.“There are some things that we need to iron out. I’m happy there. I think it won’t be too long before there’s some sort of announcement.“I feel really comfortable in the team, with the coach, the environment. I want to just be at this level, and push this level for as long as possible.”Kane’s American dreamAt 33 years old, Kane has half an eye on what comes in the next chapter of his life. Some turn to coaching, some turn to punditry, but the former Tottenham star is keen on still competing in elite sport, playing with a different kind of football. Having heavily hinted his next move in football could be in Major League Soccer, Kane added that that could work as a bridge towards him moving into American football as a specialist kicker. He wouldn’t be the first to switch from association football to American football; former pro soccer player Brandon Aubrey became the Dallas Cowboys’ kicker.Kane, who is also an avid golfer said on the prospect of playing in the NFL: “That is something I will try and look at a bit more seriously. It all depends on what happens in my career over the next five or six years, the motivation and what I want to do. “The NFL is a lot more realistic than the golf one, let’s put it that way.Kane is a lover of NFL and a fan of the New England PatriotsRex Features“If people know I am still on the top of my game here with football it is not a conversation that would be had. “Maybe if I am in MLS in the future or somewhere like that, it might be a thing where you could connect the two maybe with the seasons but again, it is in the back of my mind because right now, I am feeling that I want to play as long as I can.“I think sometimes it is easy to get to my age, 33, you start thinking about retirement or the future but I am trying to extract everything I can from the last two, five or ten years, I will keep going.”Kane’s Ballon d’Or hopesBefore Kane tries executing his ambitious NFL plan, he has the potential to reach the very pinnacle of his first sporting love. England’s all-time record goalscorer is a huge contender to win the Ballon d’Or this year having hit 73 goals for club and country in a record-breaking 2025/26 season.The winner of the ultimate individual accolade in the game being announced in London next month and Kane admits it would be ‘unbelievable’ to win it. Kane is aiming to become the first English player to win the Ballon d’Or since Michael Owen in 2001AFP“I know what I achieved last year was as good as anyone. So I don’t want to shy away from that either. But ultimately, my mindset is to move on,” he said.“I think the timing of the Ballon d’Or is tough, because you’re already in a new season, you’re already focused on what I can achieve this year.“And after every game you’re talking about what you’ve done last year. So it’s hard for me to get my head around that.“But from my point of view, I’ve said, it would be unbelievable to win it, I’d be extremely proud to win it. I think I’m definitely in the running to win it, without a doubt.“So time will tell, the voters will vote for who they want. Whether people doing more interviews or less interviews has an impact on that. It obviously has an impact socially, and on the debate around it, for sure.“But the actual voters, I’m not 100 per cent sure. I think the voters will vote for who they think deserves it, and they’ll have the information, the stats, and they’ll decide.Yamal, Kane and Mbappe are likely to be among the main contenders to win the award in 2026“I think from my point of view, I’ve been happy… it makes me more proud when other people talk about me, when other teammates or ex-players or whoever it is, people who compliment me on what I achieved, I think that makes me more proud than me trying to talk about it myself.”The other main contenders for the gong are Real Madrid and France superstar Kylian Mbappe, as well as Spain and Barcelona star Lamine Yamal, who has a World Cup winners’ medal to boast on account of Spain’s triumph Stateside. Although talkSPORT’s Gabby Agbonlahor is in no doubt that the award must go to Kane. “Honestly, I’m tired of seeing on my timeline Lamine Yamal and Mbappe talking about how they deserve to win the Ballon d’Or,” Agbonlahor said on talkSPORT Breakfast.“I love how Harry Kane’s just quiet. Harry Kane’s favourite, he’s going to win it.“But these guys… I don’t like it. If I’m doing the votes, I’m like, ‘Shut up.’ You keep talking about it and that you deserve to win it, it’s not going to make you win it.“Harry Kane should win the Ballon d’Or, he’s done the most.”Kane was speaking ahead of England’s Nations League clash against Spain on Saturday night, live on talkSPORT, kick-off 7:45pm. England also face Czechia twice and Croatia during this international break with these three matches also live on talkSPORT.