Harry Kane bids adieu to Spurs for Bayern Munich

In what appears as soccers biggest transfer of the summer England captain Harry Kane completed his move to Bayern Munich from Tottenham on Saturday as the striker goes in search of the first major trophies in his careerThe transfer fee for Kane could hit more than 100 million pounds 110 million which breaks the Bundesliga transfer record and is a huge sum for a player who would have been out of contract next yearIts not a goodbye because you never know how things pan out in the future Kane who has been at Tottenham since 2004 said in a video message but its a thank you and Ill see you soonKane who has signed a fouryear deal flew to Munich on Friday to undergo a medical examination and is set to be presented to fans at the German Super Cup on Saturday when Bayern plays LeipzigKane leaves Tottenham after 19 years at the club where he became the second highestscoring player in Premier League history iquest with 213 goals 47 behind Alan Shearer but never won a trophy with the teamObviously a lot of emotions going through me right now Kane said and sad to be leaving the club Ive spent nearly 20 years of my life at from an 11yearold boy to a 30yearold man nowI felt like this was the time to leave he added I didnt want to go into the season with a lot of unresolved future talkAlso ReadOn the rise Five of the Womenrsquos World Cuprsquos biggest breakout starsThe reported fee for Kane would easily break the Bundesliga transfer record set when Bayern signed French defender Lucas Hernaacutendez from Atletico Madrid in 2019Bayern president Herbert Hainer said Kane would be a real asset to the entire BundesligaWere very happy about this topquality new arrival Hainer said The transfer required tenacity bite and perseverance my compliments to all those involved in these negotiations at FC BayernKane will give a central focus in attack to a Bayern team that has struggled to adapt since selling Robert Lewandowski to Barcelona a year agoIn Bayerns announcement Kane added hes very happy to be at the perennially successful clubBayern is one of the biggest clubs in the world and Ive always said that I want to compete and prove myself at the highest level during my career This club is defined by its winning mentality it feels very good to be here he saidAs for Tottenham Kanes departure would leave a hole in the squad ahead of its first game of the new Premier League season against Brentford on Sunday It would require restructuring a team that is already reeling from the failure to qualify for any European competition this season but new manager Ange Postecoglou said Friday he had been preparing for that and that Kanes imminent departure at least gives us some clarityWe have been planning for this its fair to say for a while he said This doesnt change things dramatically from my perspective anyway for what we are trying to buildKane scored 30 Premier League goals for Tottenham last season No other player on the team scored more than 10The closest he came to winning major honors was in 2019 when Spurs were beaten by Liverpool in the Champions League finalKane has repeatedly been linked with moves to leading clubs in the Premier League and Europe but Tottenham has always resisted attempts to lure him away largely because he was tied to a sixyear contract which was signed in 2018In 2021 Tottenham blocked interest from Manchester City despite Kane indicating he was ready to leave But with Kane set to become a free agent at the end of the season Spurs risked losing him for nothing next summerKanes arrival marks a symbolic moment for the Bundesliga which lost some famous names last year as Lewandowski headed to Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund sold Erling Haaland to Manchester City