Fans are not impressed after new photos of a Harry Kane statue first commissioned in 2019 have finally come to light.

• Statue has been in storage for five years
• Pictures finally emerge online
• Fans stunned by 'fugly' creation

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Waltham Forest Council splashed out £7,200 in 2019 on a Harry Kane statue that has spent the last five years in storage after being unable to find a home. The initial plan to locate it at Chingford Overground station fell through, ensuring the statue has been kept locked up and out of sight. Previously unseen photos have now emerged online, courtesy of the Big Issue, and have not gone down well with supporters and taxpayers alike.

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• WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

  First up was X user @_jasminehahn, who branded the statue "fugly" and questioned the council's use of taxpayers' hard-earned money. "Councils can spend shitloads of money on a fugly statue but not collect your bins," she added.

  Former BBC journalist Julian Shea was also unimpressed: "Still, it's good news about the 5.7% council tax rise in Waltham Forest…"

  The photos of the statue also resolve one particular mystery, according to @nick_affleck, who wrote on X: "Spurs fans who were wondering why Chingford’s Harry Kane statue is still 'on the bench' …wonder no longer."

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Kane is not the first player to have a statue that has been lambasted by fans. An infamous sculpture of Cristiano Ronaldo in Madeira was universally criticised in 2017 and eventually replaced. Other more recent efforts have been more successful, with Manchester City having unveiled statues to Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany and David Silva outside their ground. Barcelona president Joan Laporta has also previously announced his intention to build a statue of Lionel Messi outside Camp Nou.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR KANE?

  Kane's fame has only grown in the last five years, with the prolific striker cementing his position as one of the best in the business and currently breaking records in the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich. There may even be clamour for a new statue for Kane if he can fire England to glory at Euro 2024 this summer.

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