Harry Kane has left his mark since he came to Bayern Munich, but he had many options for his next transfer after he had left Tottenham Hotspur before he decided to move to Germany
In the end, the allure of trophies is what Harry Kane waved to Bayern Munich in the summer of 2023. During his time in Tottenham Kane was known as one of the best strikers of the continent and was on the radar of every European top club.
In 2021 Kane did everything to try to force a move to Manchester City, including publicly that he mentioned his wish to leave Spurs during a round golf with Gary Neville. However, he waited another two years before Bayern £ 100 million protruded to take him from North Londs to Bavaria.
While Bayern won the race, Manchester United has been working for a while on a move for the captain of England. When Erik ten Hag first started the reins at United, it was exclusively revealed by the Mirror that he wanted Kane to be one of his first transfer signals. However, it was not the right time for Kane, because he was determined to become the record position of Spurs.
Moreover, if the English skipper left, it would have been for a club that was immediately ready to challenge the big trophies and not one that was built or in transition.
After catching up the traces of Sir Jimmy Greaves in February, United thought they had the perfect opportunity to sign Kane. Spurs ended outside the top four, during a campaign in which Antonio Conte was fired by the club, while United had just won the League Cup, reached the FA Cup final and finished third.
Kane had also publicly said that he wanted to overtake the record of Alan Shearer of scoring 260 Premier League goals, apparently excluding a move abroad. With City enjoying the services of Erling Haaland and Liverpool that Cody Gakpo signed at the time, a move to United seemed to be the only realistic Premier League movement.
It was a more promising situation than 12 months earlier when Kane was reluctant to move to Old Trafford after United's fight under Ole Gunnar-Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick. The Red Devils finished sixth with their worst scoring for 32 years and had also passed their fifth consecutive campaign without a trophy.
Kane's motivation to leave Tottenham was driven by his desire to win a big trophy. At the time, the Noord -Londers were apparently in a better position to win a title than United.
The frontman of England had decided that he would only leave Tottenham for one side that is ready to compete immediately for large trophies and not one that was in the transition. Kane was impressive in his last campaign at Spurs, but their 8th placed finish meant that writing on the wall was with regard to his future.
It was initially reported that the representatives of Kane had a “secret meeting” with Paris Saint-Germain, who were interested in a move. PSG Transfer Chief Luis Campos held an “informal conversation” about the future of Kane, according to Foot Mercato.
At the time, PSG started a new approach to transfers and were busy moving Lionel Messi and Neymar, so that they could build a younger and fresher team. A move to the French capital was not enough and with Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy cautious to sell to a Premier League rival, Bayern Munich was in the right place at the right time.
When the rumors were going on a move to Germany, ex-Livepool midfielder Danny Murphy urged Kane to move to Bayern and plunder as many goals and trophies as possible. In his column for Daily Mail, Murphy said: “If Bayern Munich came to call this summer, he should go. It would be enormously sad when a player of his quality is ready [his career] Without winning a trophy. It is something he would regret after his retirement. “
He added: “Going abroad maybe Alan Shearer's Premier League goals on Alan Shearer, but in the big schedule of things that would not be scared him. In five years we could talk about Harry Kane, Champions League winner with multiple Bundesliga -Titels.
“I know for sure that Kane gets other offers. Manchester United is called, but he has no time to be part of a team that is building. If he left, it would mainly be to win trophies from the beginning, making Bayern his best option.”
Kane would then sniff any other interest from United States to secure his relocation of £ 100 million to Bayern. After a disappointing first season had won a trophy for the first time in a decade for the first time in a decade, Kane won the Bundesliga under Vincent Kompany and helped himself up to 38 goals and 13 assists in 47 games en route.