Harry Kane: How Thomas Muller Helped England Captain Settle at Bayern Munich

Harry Kane: How Thomas Muller Helped England Captain Settle at Bayern Munich

Edwin Kiplagat
updated at November 17, 2023 at 7:59 PM
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  • Harry Kane had made a sensational start in Germany
  • He needed some help to settle in a new country, and Thomas Muller was ready to help
  • The Bayern Munich veteran helped Kane settle by playing golf with the England striker

After weeks of speculation, Harry Kane finally made his highly-anticipated switch from Tottenham Hotspur to Bayern Munich back in August.

Kane had played his entire club career in England, and moving to Germany was always going to be difficult.

However, veteran Bayern and Germany star Thomas Muller made things easy by helping the Englishman settle in a new country by going out with him.

Harry Kane, Thomas Muller, Bayern Munich, Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund, Germany
Harry Kane has scored 21 goals this season in all competitions. Photo by Christof Koepsel.
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With how things are going in the Bundesliga, it seems the England captain is loving life in Germany. The 30-year-old understood that it was going to be tough in the first few months, but Muller was one of the players that made it a plain sailing.

Speaking to Four Four Two, Kane disclosed Muller's role in helping him settle in his new surroundings.

Thomas [Muller] took me out for a round of golf with some of his pals after I arrived, which was really kind of him. It’s tough coming to live in a new country and trying to make some friends, so I appreciated it. We had loads of fun," iMiaSanMia.

The good thing for Kane is most Bayern players like Alphonso Davies, Jamal Musiala, Muller, Joshua Kimmich, Leroy Sane, and others speak English well, so the striker didn't have to learn a new language.

Kane in the Bundesliga so far

Kane's Bayern career began with a painful 3-0 defeat to RB Leipzig in the German Supercup. Since that defeat, The former Spurs striker has gone on a historic run in the Bundesliga, scoring goals for fun.

A double against Heidenheim on November 11 saw him take his tally for the season to 17 in just 11 Bundesliga games, including an astonishing three hat-tricks.

He is just the third Englishman to play for Bayern and is going to leave his mark in the league.

He is on track to equal or surpass Robert Lewandowski's record for the most goals in a season. The Polish striker bagged 41 goals in the 2020/21 season. Can he break it this season?

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Kane sets Bundesliga record

Sports Brief also previously reported on Kane setting a Bundesliga record with his brace for Bayern Munich against Heidenheim FC.

He made history by becoming the first player in the 61-year history of the Bundesliga to score 17 goals in his first 11 league matches.

Kane has surpassed last season's top tally of 16, which saw Niclas Fullkrug and Christopher Nkunku win the Golden Cannon Award.

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Edwin Kiplagat
Edwin Kiplagat has five years of experience in journalism working as a Sports Editor at Africa Insight Communications and ESPN. Edwin Kiplagat is a Bachelor's Degree holder in journalism from the Multimedia University of Kenya.