Harry Kane is a football superstar who has never known how to act like one. Even now, as he sits in the middle of the biggest quandary of his career, it’s impossible to describe him “putting his transfer woes behind him as he enjoys a jetski in the Maldives” as he never posts pictures of his holidays.
Almost without exception, Kane’s unnatural ability to behave like a reasonable, considerate human being in the midst of an industry embarrassingly obsessed with personal aggrandisement (usually of the financial variety) is an unequivocally good thing. There could not be a better captain of an England team; he embodies not only hard work and perseverance, but the selflessness required in team play, and is a convincing ambassador for the values of humility and compassion that Gareth Southgate advocates off the field. That he’s also the nation’s record goalscorer is a handy boost.
