Harry Kane has undergone his medical in Germany as he puts the final touches on his big-money move to Bayern Munich.
The 30-year-old Tottenham star and England captain, was pictured at Stansted Airport with his wife Kate Goodland as they flew out to Bavaria. Harry Kane is poised to bring an end to his time in English football by completing a remarkable switch to the Bundesliga giants before Spurs’ first game of the Premier League season at Brentford this weekend.
Kane, who is the Premier League’s second all-time top goalscorer, has agonised over the move all summer. However, with one year remaining on his contract, he has now decided to take up a new challenge.
After a summer of haggling, Bayern agreed a fee for the forward with Tottenham on Thursday, with Spurs set to receive an initial fee of around £86m, with various add-ons potentially taking it above the £100m mark.
Kane made the short flight from London to Munich on a private jet, before being picked up by Bayern chiefs at the airport. From there he was driven to the Barmherzige Brueder Hospital in Munich to undergoe medical tests.
It’s understood he has already agreed personal terms with the German giants as he prepares to sign a four-year deal at the Allianz Arena.
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou addressed a news conference on Friday and admitted that he had felt it was likely the club would lose Kane from the moment he arrived in the summer.
“I had a conversation with Harry the first day I arrived. He was upfront and honest and I was the same.” said Postecoglou.
“You kind of get an indication that he had made up his mind that if the clubs agreed a deal, he would go”.
“His emphasis was [to resolve his future] before the first game, that was mine as well, and there’s been nothing along the way that made me feel like there was anything else other than this outcome.”
Kane has scored 280 goals in 435 games for Tottenham, and last season became the club’s highest goal scorer of all-time. His record of 58 goals in 84 games for England is also a record.
But it is the fact that he has never lifted a major honour in his career which is the driving factor behind his decision to move, with Bayern heavy favourites for the Bundesliga title and one of the contenders for the Champions League.
Asked if he had tried to convince Kane to stay, Postecoglou said: “No, I didn’t see the point in that. Whatever I was going to say wasn’t going to be relevant to how he felt, being here for the last month.
“I could plan this grand vision but I’m sure he’s heard it all before. Not that I was going to make a pitch for him, but my feeling was, ‘we’re going to get to know each other over the next month’.
“If [there was no agreement], he was happy to stay. He wasn’t forcing it on me, he was very professional about it. I tried to treat him with the respect that a player of his standing deserves.”
Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel remained tight-lipped on the move on Friday, saying only: “You probably know more than me on where he is and what he’s doing!
“We’re working on it, that’s no secret – but as long as there’s no decision, I can’t say anything.”