Bayern Munich set for pre-season friendly with Harry Kane's former club
The Visit Malta Cup clash will take place on August 10
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane is set to return to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to face his former team in an August pre-season friendly, the Premier League club announced in a statement on Wednesday.
Spurs’ all-time leading goalscorer became part of the the six-time European champions for £100 million (RM597 million) last year and was followed by defender Eric Dier, who made the switch to the German club in January.
The Visit Malta Cup clash will be held on August 10, a week before the start of the Premier League season.
“This mouthwatering curtain-raiser to the new season takes on extra significance, with the club’s all-time leading goalscorer, Harry Kane, and long-serving defender Eric Dier having recently joined the Bundesliga champions,” Tottenham said in a statement.
England captain Kane has been impressive in Germany this season, scoring 37 goals in 35 appearances across all competitions.
He leads the Bundesliga goalscoring charts with 31 so far for Bayern, who currently sit second, 10 points off league leaders Bayer Leverkusen.
Last time Bayern and Tottenham met was in the 2019/20 Champions League group stage. Spurs were beaten 7-2 at home before Bayern won 3-1 in the reverse fixture.
It must be noted Kane joined Bayern as Tottenham's record scorer on 280 goals in 435 competitive games, spanning 12 years at the north London club.
The England striker has continued to fire with tremendous regularity for Bayern, scoring 37 times across his first 35 outings in all competitions, including a debut-season record 31 in the Bundesliga.
With eight rounds of 2023/24 Bundesliga fixtures remaining, the prolific Bayern No.9 could yet break Robert Lewandowski's record for most goals in a single campaign (41, 2020/21).
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