Rummenigge opens up on signing Harry Kane

Admin I Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2023

 

MUNICH – Former Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has said he was convinced from the outset that England captain Harry Kane was the perfect summer signing for the Bundesliga champions and the whole league.

Striker Kane arrived in August from Tottenham Hotspur for a Bayern record fee of around €100 million ($110 million), after they realised they needed a top striker because the squad couldn’t make up for the 2022 departure of Robert Lewandowski.

Kane has been an instant hit, tops the Bundesliga scoring charts with 21 goals, and has added four in the Champions League where Bayern also have big ambitions. In addition, the club has sold more than 100,000 Harry Kane shirts.

“I was convinced from the outset that it would work. Harry Kane and the Bundesliga is probably a love at first sight,” Rummenigge, who is part of Bayern’s supervisory board, told dpa.

“We are super satisfied with Harry. And we were convinced from the outset that we need this kind of player to have a top man on this position again. Because the other players couldn’t compensate the 40 to 50 goals Robert Lewandowski guaranteed us.”

Post-winter break training resumes on Tuesday, and some believe that he can break Lewandowski’s single season Bundesliga scoring record of 41 goals.

But Rummenigge cautioned, saying: “I think it is too early to speculate on season records.

“What impresses me most about Harry is his team-orientated style of play. He goes every metre, he’s not afraid to make a run. And that also motivates the others. The goals are just one part of his quality.”