Jurgen Klinsmann urges Harry Kane not to quit Tottenham in trophy hunt - like he did

The Germany great admits he left Spurs after just one season because he wanted to win trophies - but he has urged England captain Kane not to follow in his footsteps

Jurgen Klinsmann has called on Harry Kane to stay with Tottenham Hotspur and not leave in search of trophies - as he did in 1995.

Germany legend Klinsmann holds iconic status at Spurs thanks to his two brief stints in north London, the first of which came in the 1994/95 season.

He scored 20 Premier League goals during an excellent debut Premier League campaign but left for Bayern Munich after only one year at White Hart Lane.

With Bayern, Klinsmann won the UEFA Cup and the Bundesliga - but the former striker has urged current Spurs frontman Kane not to leave the club in search of glory.

“He can achieve anything he puts his mind to," Klinsmann told talkSPORT .

"He’s so, so talented, exceptional and he’s now into a stage of his career where he is far more mature.

"He’s not the young lad anymore, even if you think of him as a young player.

"Watching him from a distance, you wish him now titles. When you play a professional career, and you get the opportunity to play in a top-five team Tottenham have not won anything since League Cup glory in 2008. In any country in the world, then it’s about winning titles.

"And so, I keep all my fingers crossed for Spurs and for him that he can collect trophies – that’s what it is all about at the end of the day."

Kane has been linked with a sensational £200million move to Manchester United this summer and recently admitted he could leave Spurs if their trophy drought continues.

And Klinsmann admitted he can empathise with how the England captain is feeling, adding: "That’s why I left in ’95.

"Even though I loved it at White Hart Lane, I had to leave for Bayern Munich because I said, ‘well I’m running out of time. I’m 31 years old and I need to win a couple more trophies’.

"But he has that chance with Spurs, he has a fantastic coach, he has a fantastic team and we all keep our fingers crossed that it happens sooner rather than later."

Klinsmann, who was sacked as manager of Hertha Berlin earlier this year, continued to heap praise on Spurs boss Jose Mourinho.

"Jose is an absolutely exceptional coach," he said. "Obviously he has his philosophy, his way of doing things.

"With his experience and knowledge, he has an amazing humour as well, I just hope that things will fall into place and they get the success that they deserve."

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