Bayern Munich reach deal with Tottenham to sign Harry Kane: Media
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The deal is for a record fee of over 100 million euros ($110 million).
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England captain Harry Kane (AFP)
Media reports revealed on Thursday that Bayern Munich have reached an agreement to sign England captain Harry Kane from Tottenham for a Bundesliga record fee of over 100 million euros ($110 million).
Talks between the two clubs had been ongoing for several weeks, as Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy pushed for a higher fee, aware that Kane could leave for free at the end of his deal in 2024.
Bayern have reportedly submitted their final bid for the 30-year-old striker, breaking through the 100-million-euro barrier for the first time.
The Athletic reported the deal between the two clubs first and was followed by Sky Sports and several other British and German media.
Six-time European champions Bayern have been historically more reluctant to spend big on transfer fees than many of their European rivals.
The reported figure of over 100 million euros well exceeds their club-record transfer of 80 million euros paid in 2019 for French defender Lucas Hernandez. Hernandez left Bayern for Paris Saint-Germain in 2023 for 45 million euros.
Bayern had been on the lookout for a striker since the departure of star forward Robert Lewandowski to Barcelona at the end of the 2021-22 season.
They won the Bundesliga in each of Lewandowski's eight seasons in Munich, with the Pole scoring 344 goals in 375 appearances.
During his eight years in Munich, Lewandowski averaged 30 goals per season. In 2022-23, none of Bayern's players hit the 15-goal mark.
On the other hand, Kane has scored more than 20 league goals in all but three of the past nine Premier League seasons, winning the golden boot on three occasions.
Despite finishing second in last season's Premier League scoring charts behind Erling Haaland (36), Kane netted 30 league goals in 2022-23, equalling his best mark.
