All eyes at Bayern Munich are on Harry Kane as the England captain prepares to make his Bundesliga debut for the champions on Friday. Keep up to date on the striker’s first week in Germany here…
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Kane touched down in Munich last Friday evening and was officially a Bayern player by Saturday morning. Come the evening, he was in the squad for the Supercup against RB Leipzig and came on to make his competitive debut in the second half.
Watch: A round-up of Kane’s first week in Germany
The England captain and record goalscorer has also been showing his new teammates what he’s about in training, already peppering the goals at Säbener Straße.
Kane and Bayern were back in action again on Tuesday for a full 90-minute session as they build up to the opening match of the Bundesliga season against Werder Bremen.
Thomas Müller was quick to welcome Kane into the fold. “I met Thomas yesterday,” the striker said at his official presentation on Sunday afternoon and added: “He’s full of energy. He’s already asked me for a round of golf and we’ll do that soon. He is a leader, one of the biggest in the team. I’m very excited to play alongside him.”
To cap off a busy first weekend in Munich, Kane was officially unveiled as a Bayern player on Sunday, having made his debut the night before in the Supercup. He spoke at a press conference alongside club CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen. bundesliga.com rounded up the best of the quotes here:
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Watch: Highlights from Kane’s Bayern unveiling
The new addition replaced Mathys Tel in the 64th minute of the Supercup to thunderous applause from the Allianz Arena crowd. Although Kane lost his first game in the Bayern shirt, there is still great hope in Munich that Bayern will be a different beast with the English striker in the starting line-up for the start of the Bundesliga campaign.
Speaking on the eve of the opening match in Bremen, coach Thomas Tuchel confirmed that his new No.9 will start the game “as long as nothing happens today”, also praising Kane’s presence and influence on the team, plus the finishing ability he’s demonstrated in training.
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