Harry Kane will eclipse Peter Shilton as England men's most-capped player of all time when he leads the Three Lions out against Croatia at Wembley on Thursday night, and he has already set his sights on further milestones.
Kane, 33, will make his 126th appearance for England, surpassing Shilton's long-standing record, just after winning the Ballon d'Or. Despite the achievement, Kane insists he will "never set limits" as he aims to extend his own goalscoring record and lead his country to a major trophy.
Record-breaking night at Wembley
The England captain, who has scored 91 goals in 125 caps, said: "I think not setting limits is a big thing. At any stage, if you feel like you're going to slow down: 'OK, you've reached that record, and now you're going to slow down.'"
"But ultimately, if anything, I've gotten better year on year, and the numbers have got better. While I'm feeling like this, there's no limit on it, why would I do any limit on it? I'm just on the back of scoring 73 goals in one year, which is incredible."
Chasing major silverware
Kane acknowledged that the pace of his career has been rapid, noting that his 100th cap came only a couple of years ago. "They've come around quick, even just from making 100 caps to now, breaking the records, it was only a couple years ago, so a lot of these things seem a long way away but the seasons go quick and before we know it, it'll be the Euros in 2028," he said.
"To win a team trophy with England, a major trophy, is my biggest dream. It's always been my biggest dream to win a European Championship, a World Cup or both hopefully. I know how difficult that is so I'm extremely motivated to do that."
Future challengers and a first meeting with Shilton
Kane admits that Declan Rice, who is on 80 caps, and Jude Bellingham, also on 80 at just 23, could eventually catch him in terms of appearances, but he wants to put the goals record out of reach.
The striker will receive a celebratory cap during a pre-match presentation led by Shilton, and Kane revealed he has never met the legendary goalkeeper. He said: "When you look at Jude and Dec, for example, they're on 60-odd caps already and how young they are. So I'll try and give them a good number to catch. The goal record, of course, is going to be one that's difficult to beat for a while, I think that's good."
"Whilst I'm in this place, of course, is to try and set these records as high as I can, one day look back and see if anyone can catch them."
"I don't think I've ever met Peter Shilton before. It'll be nice to have that presentation from him, but also hopefully get to catch him after and just have a brief conversation on how much it meant to him. I'm sure he's proud that I've broken it now."
