Italian goalkeeping legend Gianluigi Buffon has ranked Tottenham striker Harry Kane among the all-time greats.
Kane has now firmly established himself as one of the world’s best players and ended the year with 56 goals to his name, which is more than the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
Former World Cup winner and one of the world’s greatest goalkeepers of all-time Buffon is one who is certainly an admirer of Kane and the two are set to face off against each other in the Champions League last 16 this season.
Buffon appears to be mentally prepared to play against Kane and said, “Harry is now one of the best strikers in Europe – there is no question about that. As a player, you can always work on parts of your game and try to improve – but there are some things you can’t teach.
“That natural goalscoring instinct is for me a talent that you are born with. I have seen over the years with Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Inzaghi, Batistuta, they have that natural instinct that can really make goalkeepers suffer – and it’s clear Kane also has that.
“Always in my career I have wanted to test myself against the best – and now Harry Kane is one of the best. I have always had the attitude that I don’t fear the best – I respect them – and I always want to play against them.”
