Bayern Munich, champions of the German Bundesliga, confirmed the arrival of Englishman Harry Kane.from Tottenham, after negotiations that lasted almost the entire summer market.
Kane will become the third England player in history to wear a Bayern Munich shirt.
The first Englishman to play for the Bavarian club was Owen Hargreaves, who made 218 appearances with 10 goals. He has also won 4 Bundesliga titles, 3 German Cups, the UEFA Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup.
Hargreaves left in 2007 to join Manchester United where they have won three Premier Leagues and one Champions League.
Omar Richards was England’s second international for Bayern Munich, although he only made 17 appearances for the club. The defender came from Reading and left in 2022 for Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.
Kane, still captain of Tottenham Hotspur, signed a contract until 30 June 2027. and will wear the number nine on his shirt with the Bavarian team, the Munich club said in a statement.
Harry Kane’s words at Bayern
“I am very happy to be part of Bayern. Bayern is one of the biggest clubs in the world and I have always said that I want to compete and perform at the highest level of my career. Bayern have a winning culture and it’s great here,” the England captain said after confirming his move.
Kane, who started his career at Ridgway Rovers, completed training at Arsenal and Watford’s youth academies before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 2009. He progressed at the London club before signing his first professional contract in July 2011.
Since 2011, he has played 435 official matches for Tottenham, scoring 280 goals. He was England’s top scorer in 2016, 2017 and 2021 and is the second top scorer in Premier League history behind Alan Shearer.
With the English team, he played 84 games in which he scored 58 goals. He is their top scorer. In Russia 2018 he was the lead gunner with six goals.
Jan-Christian Driesen, Bayern’s general manager, admitted that signing Kane was a “long process” and that now, with the operation completed, they are “very happy”.
“Harry Kane has been our dream player from the start and he is a perfect fit for us and the club’s DNA, both in terms of sporting like a character. World-class centre-forwards have always been a big factor when Bayern have celebrated their biggest titles and we are convinced that Harry Kane will continue this success story. Our fans can be in awe of one of the best scorers of our time,” he said.
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Source: La Opinion
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