Harry Kane on Saturday endured a losing debut with Bayern Munich when his new team crashed to a 3-0 defeat to RB Leipzig in the DFL-Supercup, just hours after sealing a move from Tottenham Hotspur.
Dani Olmo was the star of the show, producing a virtuoso performance and scoring a hat-trick in Munich as Kane’s dream of clinching his first major silverware was shattered.
Kane came on as a 64th-minute substitute with Bayern already trailing 2-0. Olmo completed his hat-trick soon after.
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The England skipper was largely anonymous, but earned the sympathy of Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel.
“I’m just sorry for Harry Kane, he probably thinks that we haven’t trained for four weeks,” said Tuchel who admitted he was at a loss for words after the German champions’ limp performance.
“It’s frightening, unexplainable,” he said. “It was the case last season, and clearly we have completely disintegrated to that frequency again today.”
Record England goalscorer Kane joined from Tottenham for a fee in excess of 100 million euros (US$109.6 million) earlier on Saturday.
Bayern fans had lined up hours before kickoff to get their “Kane 9” shirts printed at the club store.
Kane, who was given the number nine vacated by Robert Lewandowski, had said on social media that he was “feeling good” and “looking forward to the match” after taking part in his first training session as a new Bayern player.
Yet he could not turn the tide as Leipzig were awarded a penalty 3 minutes after he was introduced.
Olmo converted the spot-kick to seal a first Super Cup title for Marco Rose’s side.
Kane, who has lost three finals with Tottenham and one with England, must wait for his first ever trophy.
Leipzig had earlier stunned the Allianz Arena, taking the lead inside 3 minutes. David Raum’s free-kick was not dealt with by Bayern, and Olmo calmly stroked the ball beyond Sven Ulreich.
The goal shook the hosts into action, and Bayern’s best chances of the first half were crafted by Serge Gnabry and spurned by French teenager Mathys Tel.
The best of them came after a beautiful reverse pass by Gnabry that sent Tel clean through, but he could only shoot straight at Leipzig goalkeeper Janis Blaswich.
Things went from bad to worse for Bayern when Olmo scored a fabulous second to double Leipzig’s advantage a couple of minutes before halftime.
The Spaniard’s deft pivot around Bayern defender Matthijs de Ligt allowed him the space to slot it calmly beyond Ulreich.
Kane, 30, has moved to Bayern after two decades at Tottenham where he was constantly thwarted in his bid for trophies.
“I felt like it was the time to leave. I didn’t want to go into the season with a lot of unresolved future talk,” Kane said on social media. “Obviously a lot of emotions going through me right now; sad to be leaving the club I’ve spent nearly 20 years of my life at, from 11-year-old boy to a 30-year-old man now.”
“There’s been so many great moments and special memories, memories that I will cherish forever,” he added.
After protracted negotiations between Bayern and Spurs’ chairman Daniel Levy a deal was finally struck on Thursday.
“It’s been a long process, but now we’re all the happier that Harry Kane will be wearing the Bayern Munich shirt with immediate effect,” Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen said.
“Harry Kane was our absolute dream player right from the start. He is a perfect fit for us and the club’s DNA in terms of both football and character,” Dreesen said.
Levy said that Tottenham had “reluctantly agreed to the transfer.”
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