Bayern Munich President Details How the Bundesliga Giant Almost Missed Out on Harry Kane

• Bayern Munich recently completed the signing of forward Harry Kane
• The German club signed the English captain for a fee in the region of ₤100 million
• Honourary president Uli Hoeness has detailed how the club almost missed out on Kane

Bayern Munich have undoubtedly had one of the most eventful summer transfer windows in the club’s history.

A summer that started with the signing of RB Leipzig midfielder Konrad Laimer and Raphael Guerrero was further dominated by talks surrounding the departure of forward Sadio Mane. After concluding the forward sale to Suadi club Al Nassr, Bayern opted to bolster their defensive line with the addition of South Korean defender Kim Min-Jae from Napoli.

The club’s summer eventually climaxed with its audacious sweep of Tottenham Hot spur’s talismanic forward, Harry Kane – a transfer which will go down in history as one of biggest ever witnessed in the Bundesliga.

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The Bavaria’s Honourary President Uli Hoeness recently opened up on the signing of the English captain and how the Bundesliga giant almost missed out on signing the striker.

Uli Hoeness on signing Kane

The Bundesliga champions had decided to address their number nine issue with the signing of the English captain this summer. Despite eventually getting the signing of the forward over the line, the honourary president who was a leading member of Bayern’s sports committee in an interview with German newspaper Welt am Sonntag revealed:

“At midnight we had a verbal agreement, but at 2:50 AM, it was called into question again,

“That night it was again about a larger amount. Jan then said: ‘Not a penny more!’ It took six hours for Levy to accept that we were stubborn about this and for the plane that had been waiting for Harry in Stansted that morning to finally take off.”

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Uli Hoeness also spoke about Kane having second thoughts about joining Bayern.

“Harry said that morning: ‘If we don’t have a solution by the evening, I’ll play for Tottenham on Sunday. And then it’s over, then I won’t sign a new contract at Tottenham and go on a free transfer next year.’”

Despite Daniel Levy, the Tottenham Chairman would give Bayern and Kane the green light to make the move official for a fee of ₤100 million with add-ons.’

The Bayern honourary president, also quoted by GetfootballnewsGermany would go on to reveal the actual cost of the 30-year-old, too:

“The real cash sum tha,or win the Champions League, it can still rise.”

Kane has wasted little time getting off the mark for the Bundesliga giants. The forward was involved in the team’s first two goals of the new Bungesliga season in a 4-0 win against Werder Bremen.

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Kane tipped for Lewandowski’s record

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Harry Kane netted his first Bayern Munich goal in the Bavarians’ 4-0 victory against Werder Bremen in his first Bundesliga game, prompting high praise from Lothar Matthaus.

Bayern Munich had struggled to replace Robert Lewandowski last season after the Poland forward joined Barcelona, as the Germans struggled to retain the Bundesliga title on the final day.

Matthaus - a club legend - has tipped Kane to adequately replace Lewandowski with his goals this season, an area where the Bavarians were lacking last season.