Bayern released a video of the striker running laps on his way back to training

Bayern Munich have released footage of Harry Kane running at their Sabener Strasse training ground as the Bundesliga's top scorer recovers from a muscle tear in the back of his right thigh.

The problem caused England captain Kane to miss Bayern's 1-0 defeat at home to Bayer Leverkusen in the last 16 of the DFB Cup on Tuesday.

Bayern are unbeaten in the league and four points clear of second-placed Eintracht Frankfurt ahead of Die Roten visiting Heidenheim on Saturday (2.30pm GMT).

Harry Kane is running again! 🏃‍♂️

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Harry Kane's latest injury

Kane picked up the injury during Bayern's 1–1 draw against Borussia Dortmund in Der Klassikker on 30 November, leaving the field after 33 minutes.

The 31-year-old former Tottenham talisman missed the final two games of his debut season with the German giants in 2023/24 with a back injury.

While Kane's return may not be immediate against third-bottom Heidenheim, his involvement could be crucial when Bayern face Shakhtar Donetsk in Gelsenkirchen in the Champions League on Tuesday (8pm).

Harry Kane Stats

After scoring 44 goals and 12 assists in 45 games last season, Kane has been prolific throughout his first 19 games of 2024/25.

He needs three more goals to reach his tally of assists and has scored 14 times in the Bundesliga – one more than nearest rival Omar Marmus, from Frankfurt.

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Five Champions League goals and one in the DFB Cup took Kane to 20 in total, although four of his strikes in Europe came during his club's 9-2 opener against Dinamo Zagreb.

Kane's goals: Mini drought?

Kane's average of 1.3 goals per 90 minutes in the German top flight has surpassed Marmusch's figure of 1.16, with the pair the only players with more than five goals to average at least 0.9 per game.

The Three Lions record holder, however, has failed to score in four of his last five club appearances in all competitions, having previously gone on a run of seven goals in five games.

The exception was Bayern's 3–0 league win at home to Augsburg on 22 November, when Kane scored all of their goals for his fourth hat-trick of the season.