Scored 200 Goals For Spurs At 27, Kane Deserves To Be Labeled A Legend

Harry Kane (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Tottenham Hotspurs coach Jose Mourinho said Harry Kane was worthy of being called a club legend, even though he was still young.

Kane scored his 200th goal for the North London club in the Europa League against Ludogorets on Friday 6 November. He did so with a header after picking up a Lucas Moura corner in the 13th minute in a 3-1 win for the Spurs.

The 3-1 win in Bulgaria saw Jose Mourinho's side move top of Group J in Europe's second-tier competition after three matches.

"The numbers (goals) make him a club legend. What he achieved is very good for such a young player," the Portuguese coach told BT Sport after the match.

Meanwhile, Kane insisted he had no thoughts of breaking Jimmy Greaves' tally at Tottenham after scoring his 200th goal. It took him 300 games in all competitions to register this milestone.

Kane has scored 121 goals for the Lilywhites with his right foot, 44 with his left and 34 with his head, plus one with the rest of the body. A total of 177 goals from Kane were scored in the penalty box and 23 from outside.

The 27-year-old forward has only lost eight goals to the second-highest scorer in club history, and is 66 behind first-placed Greaves.

However, Kane said he was not thinking about the record when asked if he wanted to overtake the Smith and Greaves in an after-match interview.

"That's not on my mind," Kane told BT Sport at Ludogorets. "It's something that will be told to me after I do it. These are all great things. It's a little difficult to accept (records) while you are still playing. After you retire, you will accept everything."

"Time is running very fast, it feels like yesterday I scored the first goal for the Spurs. An incredible achievement could reach 200 goals, but for sure hopefully still can get a few more goals."