After weeks of back and forth, striker Harry Kane’s move to Bayern Munich is very close. The captain of the English national football team flew to Munich. This was followed by part one of the medical check and a visit to the club premises.
What takes a long time will – possibly – finally be good: Harry Kane landed at 7:07 p.m. on Friday evening at Oberpfaffenhofen Airport near Munich. The centre-forward, who is well on the way to becoming FC Bayern’s record transfer, traveled from London to Upper Bavaria in a private Cessna 560XL Citation XLS+ aircraft.
According to media reports FC Bayern and Tottenham Hotspur had already agreed on Thursday. The transfer thriller continued on Friday – with the Kane flight to Munich being postponed several times. FC Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel explained in a Supercup press conference also that “as of now there is no agreement” with Kane, so the transfer is not finalized.
Over 200 million euros in the overall package
There is talk of a sum of 100 million euros, which could increase to 120 million through bonus payments. In addition, there is a contract until 2027 and a reported annual salary of 25 million euros. Both the transfer fee and the salary are records for Bayern. When the “happy ending” was imminent after weeks of back and forth, Kane apparently began to have doubts again, English media reported. Ultimately, he stuck to his decision to leave Tottenham.
Tottenham strained Bavaria’s patience
On Friday itself, Tottenham stepped in again. Actually, Kane should have taken off from London at 8 a.m. German time, but according to consistent media reports, the English suddenly withdrew Kane’s clearance to fly to Munich. Spurs boss Daniel Levy is said to have tried again to renegotiate details of the deal with the FCB bosses. It wasn’t until early evening that Kane was actually on the plane to Munich. The Cessna took off from London at 5:41 p.m. and landed in Bavaria at 7:07 p.m.
In the video: Harry Kane landing in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich
Completed the first part of the medical check
From the airport we went directly to the “Barmherzige Brüder” hospital. There Kane completed the first part of the obligatory medical check and then drove to the Bayern club premises on Säbener Straße. It is unclear whether he will sign his contract today. When Kane finally makes his debut in the red and white jersey, also.
Kane even against Leipzig?
Should Kane register quickly, it would theoretically already be possible to use the Supercup on Saturday against RB Leipzig possible. According to information from BR24 Sport, the DFL registration period ends on Saturday at 3 p.m. However, the start of the Bundesliga on Friday in a week’s time against Werder Bremen is much more likely – unless this transfer drama has another twist in store.
In the video: BR24Sport reporter Florian Eckl on the Kane transfer
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Source: BR24Sport on the radio August 11, 2023 – 7:55 p.m