England captain Harry Kane has finally joined German champions Bayern Munich on a four-year deal. The striker signs for an initial 100m euros (£86.4m) plus add-ons and could make his debut in Saturday’s German Super Cup game against RB Leipzig. The 30-years-old striker leaves Premier League Spurs as their all-time top scorer with 280 goals in 435 appearances.
In a social media post he said he “felt this was the time to leave” Spurs. Harry Kane trained with his new team-mates on Saturday morning as Bayern prepared for their home game at the Allianz Arena against the German Cup champions RB Leipzig at 19:45 BST.
Speaking about his new side he said: “So obviously I got straight into the Super Cup and hopefully I play some part in that.” Harry Kane was linked with a move to Manchester City in 2021, and his future had been uncertain this summer because he only had one year left on his contract at Spurs.
He was also linked with Manchester United and Real Madrid earlier this summer, before Bayern made their move. After having several bids rejected, a deal was agreed on Thursday, with Kane flying to Munich on Friday to finalise matters.
Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy said the club had “reluctantly agreed to his transfer”. He said: “We sought over a long period of time to engage Harry and his representatives in several forms of contract extension, both short and long term.” “Harry was clear, however, that he wanted a fresh challenge and would not be signing a new contract this summer.”