EX-England international Carlton Cole believes that Harry Kane could cement his reputation as a world-class striker if he moved to Real Madrid like former Tottenham stars Gareth Bale and Luka Modric.

“Harry Kane has done so well for himself,” Cole told Goal. “A lot of people are saying he’s world class but I don’t think he’s world class yet. I think he’s in great form but is he world class? I think Robert Lewandowski is, who does it year in, year out.

“Kane has been doing it for a while now but to be considered at a world-class level he needs to do it for longer and do it with England. I think he will get there one day, to a world-class level.

“He doesn’t have to leave Tottenham because they are a growing club but it would be nice to see him at a bigger club. Spurs are not the biggest club in the world. At Barcelona or Madrid, he can quickly prove that he is world class.”