It was one of the big transfers of the summer which has just passed. After a decade rich on an individual level but soporific collectively at Tottenham, Harry Kane decided to export his talents to Bavaria after many arduous negotiations between the London club and Bayern Munich. By arriving at the club for 100 million euros, Harry Kane wasted no time in making people talk about him positively. After a sparkling first Bundesliga meeting against Werder Bremen, punctuated by a goal and an assist, Thomas Tuchel, his new coach, then promised great things for the rest of their collaboration: “The assist was excellent, the goal was a classic. He takes a lot of time and hits where he wants the ball to go. He is absolutely brilliant, human, his presence, his way of training… He delivered an assist and scored – it can continue like this»
And for the moment, it is difficult to prove the former PSG and Chelsea coach wrong. Always so easy in the game, the English striker seems to have grafted himself perfectly into the system of his partners which he does not hesitate to highlight. Although he does not yet have the keys to the game as was the case with Spurs, his profile as an altruistic player will undoubtedly offer him a central place in the creation of the Bavarian eleven in the coming weeks. But where things are also fabulous with Kane is that in addition to having above-average game vision and IQ, the latter is an exceptional scorer. His 4 goals and 1 assist in four Bundesliga matches prove it. Add to that his goal and his assist against Manchester United in the Champions League this Wednesday and you can then take the full measure of his idyllic debut at Bayern Munich.
Historical beginnings
Are you not yet convinced by his arrival at Bayern Munich? His meeting this Saturday against Bochum should finally put your mind in place. Author of a hat-trick and two assists during his team’s 7-0 success, the Walthamstow native now has 7 goals and 3 assists in the overseas league. It’s simple, his debut at Bayern Munich is historic from an accounting point of view. With 7 goals in his first five league games, the Englishman is better than Mario Mandzukic, Gerd Muller and Miroslav Klose (5 goals in their first 5) at Bayern Munich. Even better, his numbers allow him to be the author of the best debut by a player in the Bundesliga.
Beyond these records, Harry Kane is especially unanimous for his professionalism and his humility. At the end of the meeting, Harry Kane especially wanted to salute the great collective performance of his team: “We played very well today and we had the right mentality. We made it look easy and we showed great speed in handling the ball. Everyone was in great shape today, it was very good. I know the team better and better as the matches go on and things are going very well for me and for the team.»
While Bayern Munich failed to replace Robert Lewandowski last summer, the residents of the Allianz Arena then had to play without a real center forward. With Kane, this problem is resolved and expectations are necessarily increased tenfold, especially on the continental scene. Four years after their last success in the Champions League under the leadership of Hansi Flick, will Bayern Munich, carried by Harry Kane and under the aegis of Thomas Tuchel, be able to defy the predictions to seek the seventh coronation of the history of the club in this competition? With Kane at this level, anything goes.
