The morning after the night before, Harry Kane met the German media.
Bayern Munich ordinarily hold their press conferences at Sabener Strasse, but interest in Kane’s transfer meant a switch of venue, to the Allianz Arena and its gleaming auditorium.
Watched by his brother Charlie and his parents, Pat and Kim, Kane eased into life as the most expensive player in the history of both his new club and German football. The last few days has been a blur.
“A lot has been going on”, he said, “a lot of new faces and new surroundings.”
Thomas Muller has already offered him a round of golf, he said, and despite the disappointing end to his first day, with the 3-0 defeat to RB Leipzig in the German Super Cup, Kane, his wife Kate, and their young children have been made to feel very welcome.
“The reception me and my family have got since getting here, and at the game last night, have been magical”, he said.
Support has come from elsewhere, too. England head coach Gareth Southgate sent a congratulatory text over the weekend and the two plan to talk at length next week, once the dust has settled from one of the most protracted transfer sagas of the summer.
It has been a “rollercoaster”, Kane conceded, and the last 48 hours of the deal had their “ups and downs”. Kane is happy…
