{"id":287990,"date":"2023-08-27T09:35:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T09:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=287990"},"modified":"2023-08-27T09:35:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T09:35:03","slug":"harry-kane-outlines-insane-challenge-of-playing-for-new-club-bayern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/harry-kane-outlines-insane-challenge-of-playing-for-new-club-bayern\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Kane outlines &apos;INSANE&apos; challenge of playing for new club Bayern"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Harry Kane outlines &#8216;INSANE&#8217; challenge of playing for new club Bayern Munich &#8211; as \u00a3100m striker hails &#8216;incredible&#8217; atmospheres in Germany ahead of his home debut<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Kane began life in the Bundesliga in fine fashion, grabbing a goal and an assist<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Bayern Munich supporters have rushed to get their hands on the striker&#8217;s shirt<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>WATCH: &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&#8217; &#8211; Episode 2 &#8211; Mail Sport&#8217;s brand new football show<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Harry Kane has said playing for Bayern Munich is &#8216;insane&#8217; as he prepares for his home debut &#8211; as the German giants reveal how close they came to missing out on their star signing.<\/p>\n<p>Kane is gearing up for today\u2019s showdown with Bayern\u2019s Bavarian rivals Augsburg at a rocking Allianz Arena a week after scoring on his league debut in a 4-0 win at Werder Bremen.<\/p>\n<p>Kane-mania is already seeing record shirt sales of the England skipper\u2019s replica jersey and he\u2019s looking forward to repaying the fans who he insists create a better atmosphere than in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The atmosphere in Bremen was incredible, very different from England and the Premier League,\u2019 said Kane, two weeks after his \u00a385m switch from Tottenham. \u2018It was a league game, but it felt like a big European night, like a Champions League game.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018What was really impressive was the atmosphere. I have to adapt to it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/27\/08\/74484999-12450111-Harry_Kane_showed_his_quality_with_a_goal_and_an_impressive_assi-a-1_1693122611665.jpg\" height=\"416\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Harry Kane showed his quality with a goal and an impressive assist on his Bundesliga debut<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/27\/08\/74764321-12450111-image-a-2_1693122673549.jpg\" height=\"377\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kane has proved to be an immediate hit with the Bayern fans after his big money signing<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/27\/08\/74305407-12450111-The_club_sold_over_10_000_Kane_shirts_on_the_day_of_the_England_-a-3_1693122678439.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The club sold over 10,000 Kane shirts on the day of the England striker&#8217;s arrival\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Bayern had sold more than 13,000 Kane replica shirts within 24 hours of his arrival earlier this month, a record for any player.<\/p>\n<p>And Kane is acutely aware that brings pressure ahead of his first league appearance at the Allianz Arena.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Mr Rummenigge [Karl-Heinz, former player and board member] explained to me how big the pressure is at Bayern: trophies are expected here &#8211; actually more than just one. We have to win. That\u2019s the mentality here and this FC Bayern mentality will make me better as a player and help me progress.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Kane left Spurs as the club\u2019s record scorer but insisted, in a dig at Tottenham that competing in the Champions League was a huge draw.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I wanted this experience, to fight for titles, for the Champions League,\u2019 he said. \u2018Playing for a club as huge as Bayern is an insane challenge. I was thinking less about the league and more about FC Bayern: How can I get better? Bayern is the perfect club for me.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/27\/08\/74764405-12450111-image-a-7_1693122964049.jpg\" height=\"432\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Bayern president Uli Hoeness\u00a0revealed how close Spurs chairman Daniel Levy (pictured) came to thwarting the prospective deal Harry Kane deal<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, former club president Uli Hoeness has revealed how close the deal to sign Kane was hijacked by hard bargaining from Spurs chairman Daniel Levy.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018At midnight we had a verbal agreement, but at 2:50am, the deal was called into question again,\u2019 Hoeness said in an interview with Bild. \u2018They asked again for a larger amount. Jan [Dreesen, Bayern\u2019s chief executive] then said: \u201cNot a penny more\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It took six hours for [Daniel] Levy to accept that we were stubborn about it and for the plane that had been waiting for Harry at Stansted that morning to finally take off.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>According to Hoeness, Levy was forced into a corner by Kane apparently saying if a deal to join Bayern wasn\u2019t done he would stay at Spurs and leave on a free next summer at the end of his contract.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12450111\/Harry-Kane-outlines-INSANE-challenge-playing-new-club-Bayern-Munich-100m-striker-hails-incredible-atmospheres-Germany-ahead-home-debut.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harry Kane outlines &#8216;INSANE&#8217; 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