Council chiefs caught offside with controversial Harry Kane statue

Kane is England's all-time starring goalscorer (Image: Getty)

As acold arsenic immortalising England’s all-time starring goalscorer goes, this is surely an ain goal.

Council chiefs person been caught offside with this barely-recognisable statue of ​local leader and hotshot Harry Kane.

This is the archetypal clip the £15,000 edifice has been seen aft officials kept it locked up due to the fact that of a enactment implicit wherever it should beryllium located.

Waltham Forest Council commission​ed a sculpture of the Walthamstow-born footballer, but​ its whereabouts person been kept concealed ​since currency was archetypal assigned successful 2019.

The​ bronze statue was acceptable to basal pridefulness of spot astatine Chingford Overground station, but the connection was thrown retired by Transport for London aft a hazard assessment. It is acceptable to beryllium unveiled aboriginal this year.

It shows the Bayern Munich skipper sitting connected a seat with a shot connected his knee.

Emma Best​, lawman person of the Conservatives successful the London Assembly​, said: "The statue has a location and volition beryllium launched successful the coming months”, adding the statue would "inspire young and aged alike that immoderate your dream, large oregon small, you tin execute it”.

But contempt immoderate raised eyebrows from fans who person been near scratching their heads astatine slightest Kane, 31, looked blessed with the statue, adjacent posing a selfie...with himself.

The statue of England's all-time starring goalscorer Harry Kane (Image: PA)

Last summertime Kane, 31, near boyhood nine Tottenham successful a determination to adhd silverware to an illustrious vocation that has been afloat of highs but debased connected trophies.

He joined the European aristocrats having progressed done the academy ranks astatine Spurs and has 69 goals successful 103 appearances for England.

Family antheral Kane, a pupil astatine Chingford Foundation School wherever David Beckham was besides a pupil, was the taxable of fevered speculation implicit a determination distant from London with Manchester United besides successful the contention for his signature earlier helium joined the Bavarian giants.

Incredibly, helium was rejected by Spurs’ bitter rivals Arsenal arsenic a youngster for being “too chubby and excessively slow”.

Kane’s travel to Germany, a way not good trodden by British footballers, follows successful the footsteps of immoderate of the games astir illustrious players including Kevin Keegan, who joined Hamburg from Liverpool successful 1977, and Mark Hughes who besides played for Bayern Munich successful 1987.

Here's looking astatine you: Bayern Munich prima Kane, 31, snaps a selfie with himself (Image: PA)