Harry Kane needs Cristiano Ronaldo and Haaland to fail, and he needs it now

Harry Kane is indisputably one of the best strikers in the world right now. For years he was a standout for Tottenham and the England national team, with which he participated in the Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022 World Cups. But since his arrival at Bayern Munich this summer in exchange for $130 million, everything has improved.

The English striker is the Bundesliga's top scorer with an impressive 21 goals in 15 games. And he also scored 4 goals in 6 games in the Champions League group stage. That, added to the 8 assists he provided between all competitions, makes him one of the most decisive players on the planet during the last semester.

Considering the whole year 2023, Harry Kane has scored 52 goals in all official competitions with Tottenham, Bayern Munich and the England national team. That puts him at the top of the scoring charts for the year worldwide, with the same amount as Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappé. The problem for both of them is that their teams will no longer play matches in 2023.

That's why Erling Haaland and Cristiano Ronaldo, abmos with 50 goals, will have the chance to catch up and even surpass them. The Norwegian striker will miss the Club World Cup final with Manchester City against Fluminense, but then he will have two Premier League games, against Everton and Sheffield United. And CR7 will have three Pro League games with Al-Nassr before 2024, making him the top favorite to take the top spot in the ranking.

They are a long way behind Leo

While the numbers of Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappé, Cristiano Ronaldo and Erling Haaland are impressive, they are nowhere near what Lionel Messi achieved in 2012. That year, the forward scored 91 goals for Barcelona and the Argentine national team, which is almost twice as many as the top scorers in 2023.