Jose Mourinho to Bayern Munich? 'The Special One's' appointment would only make trophy-less Harry Kane more miserable

After all, with Bayern now five points behind undefeated Leverkusen in the Bundesliga, and already out of the DFB-Pokal, there is a very real chance that Kane's infamous trophy drought will continue for at least another year.

The England captain moved to the Allianz Arena to win major silverware, but rather ominously, the Champions League now looks like his best bet of glory this season. One wonders, then, what Kane made of BILD's revelation that Jose Mourinho is now waiting in the wings to take over at Bayern should current coach Thomas Tuchel be sacked.

Kane has been quite vocal about how much he enjoyed playing under Mourinho at former club Tottenham, describing working with the Portuguese as "a pleasure".

"I think with Jose I had a great relationship with him, we got on from minute one," he told The Overlap in 2021. "I think we understood each other, we had a similar mentality and how we saw stuff on the pitch, off the pitch and mentality in training.

"Jose's got so much experience in the biggest of games at the biggest of clubs and that's what I mean by saying we had a similar mentality in that aspect in doing anything to win. And that’s the game. Jose just wanted to win. That was the mentality he was trying to put into the players at Spurs, do anything to win, and I think we did become more streetwise."

As for Mourinho, he remains bitter over the fact that Spurs sacked him just days before the 2021 Carabao Cup final against Manchester City, thus depriving him of the chance to win a trophy in north London. However, he has nothing but fond memories of Kane and has repeatedly stated that the attacker will always be "my boy".

Their mutual appreciation for one another is unsurprising, given Mourinho perfectly understood that Kane was best deployed as a lone striker with the freedom to drop deep whenever he pleased. Mourinho may have been dismissed in April 2021, but he undoubtedly played a pivotal role in Kane ending that season as the Premier League's top scorer for the third time in his career.

So, while Kane has been shown nothing but love by Tuchel and is hardly struggling to score goals in Germany, the centre-forward would probably welcome a reunion in Munich if his bosses at Bayern do opt for a change of manager.

However, while Mourinho's potential arrival could be portrayed as a positive development for Kane, it would be a negative for Bayern overall.

Mourinho undoubtedly did a good job in difficult circumstances at Roma - at least for two seasons. He formed an incredible bond with the club's supporters, who greeted and treated him like a saviour.

Consequently, Roma matches at the Stadio Olimpico became the hottest ticket in town, particularly on European nights, and Mourinho led the Giallorossi to back-to-back continental finals, winning the first, the Conference League showdown with Feyenoord in Tirana in 2022. It was Roma's first trophy of any variety for 11 years.

However, there is a reason why Roma's owners considered sacking Mourinho after the Europa League decider against Sevilla last May: the constant complaining about match officials which culminated in the embarrassing scenes in Budapest which brought shame upon the club.

In what looked like a WWE segment, Mourinho verbally abused Anthony Taylor in the car park under the stadium, labelling the English referee a "f*cking disgrace" - even though he had managed the game admirably well.

Such contemptible behaviour was nothing new from Mourinho and his coaching staff. He was repeatedly yellow- and red-carded during his time in charge of Roma, so it felt fitting that in what proved his final match in charge, against AC Milan in January, he was sitting in the stands at San Siro serving yet another suspension.

Roma's American owners had essentially had enough of a magnet for trouble. His conduct was contemptible, the performances dire and the results so bad that The Friedkin Family feared once again missing out on Champions League football. Indeed, it was telling that they felt that they had no choice but to make the decision in January so as to try salvage the season - and it's already looking like the correct call.

Daniele De Rossi led Roma to three consecutive victories before putting up an excellent fight in Saturday's thrilling 4-2 loss to runaway Serie A leaders Inter. More importantly, the whole atmosphere around the team has improved. They've gone from "rock bottom" to having a serious shot at finishing fourth, and as well changing the formation, De Rossi's far more positive approach, on and off the field, has undeniably made a difference.

Whereas Mourinho incessantly complained about his supposedly weak squad, De Rossi has gone out of his way to talk up their strengths, even arguing that they had the quality to go toe to toe with Inter - which is exactly what they did at the weekend.

When Mourinho first arrived at Roma, he said that he had both matured and improved as a coach. Neither claim was true, as his two-and-a-half-year tenure emphatically underlined. It would, therefore, be shocking if Bayern felt that Mourinho is the right man to get the best out of their struggling side.

The Bavarians might well be better off with a new coach and Kane would clearly have no issue with Mourinho being the chosen candidate. However, for a club trying to ensure that there is no return to the bad old days of FC Hollywood, 'The Special One' would be a completely counterproductive appointment.

Age hasn't calmed Mourinho. He remains as combative and controversial as ever, with the only difference being that he is no longer worth the trouble. Kane may be desperate to win, but Mourinho no longer guarantees trophies - only turmoil.