England Captain, Harry Kane Joins Bayern Munich From Tottenham

Bundesliga side, Bayern Munich have announced the signing of England captain, Harry Kane from Tottenham Hotspur on a four-year deal.

Bayern made it known on Saturday that the 30-year-old striker was signed until 2027 after protracted talks between the two clubs.

“It’s not a goodbye because you never know how things pan out in the future,” Kane said in a video on X, previously known as Twitter. “But it’s a thank you and I’ll see you soon,” he added.

A reported fee could hit more than 100 million pounds ($127m), the highest transfer fee ever paid by a Bundesliga club. The previous record was the 80 million euros paid by Bayern to sign Lucas Hernandez from Atletico Madrid in 2019.

In a separate post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Kane said he and his family had received “an incredible welcome” in Munich and he couldn’t wait to get started.

Bayern kick off their season later on Saturday in the Super Cup against RB Leipzig.

Kane, who passed his medical late on Friday, has spent most of his career at Tottenham after joining their academy as an 11-year-old, scoring a club record 280 goals in over 430 appearances in all competitions – but never won a major trophy.

He is also the second-highest Premier League scorer of all time with a total of 213 goals – 47 behind Alan Shearer – and with 58 goals for his country in 84 games, Kane is England’s all-time leading marksman.

“I am happy to be here,” Kane said in a club interview. “I think Bayern are one of the biggest clubs in the world. I want to keep improving and pushing myself to be the very best.”

“I felt it was the right step in my career. [Bayern have] a good winning culture year on year,” he said.