It was a large summer time of upheaval for England captain Harry Kane.
The previous Tottenham Hotspur ahead left the Premier League to signal for German giants Bayern Munich, uprooting his household and beginning a brand new problem. However that is not all - as Kane additionally signed a brand new boot partnership with Skechers. The deal took many unexpectedly, however Kane reveals discussions have been within the works for a while.
“We most likely began speaking round six months in the past, possibly simply earlier than,” Kane tells FourFourTwo following his transfer to the Bundesliga. “Skechers approached me and my workforce and advised us about what they needed to do; what they’d been constructing within the background for the final couple of years and the place they noticed themselves within the soccer area. I used to be actually excited by what they confirmed me.
“They then began to ship me the boots and the prototypes,” continues Kane. “Initially, they’re probably the most snug boots I’ve ever worn. The entire deal simply simply fell into place actually properly.”
The SKX_01 boots clearly work, with Kane scoring 4 targets in his opening 4 matches of the Bundesliga season, together with the opener towards league rivals Bayer Leverkusen final Friday. England’s report scorer sees successful silverware with Bayern as the principle goal this season however, past that, serving to Skechers construct their model, following their first foray into the soccer boot market, is a key goal for the years forward.
“You recognize, I used to be on the lookout for a brand new problem; a brand new chapter in my life {and professional} profession and Skechers got here round on the good time,” Kane tells FFT. “I am trying ahead to what the longer term holds. There are numerous discussions about the way forward for the boots and attempting to develop the model within the soccer area. So I am actually proud to be the face of that and I am glad I have been scoring to start with. Hopefully that evokes girls and boys world wide, and different sportspeople, to check out the boots as effectively.”
With Kane in crimson sizzling type for membership and nation proper now, you are sure to be seeing a lot extra of Kane’s Skechers boots over the course of the season.
You can order a pair of the SKX_01 Skechers boots, as worn by Harry Kane here.