FC Bayern legend explains how the club were bullied by Tottenham in the Harry Kane deal

Lothar Matthäus believes that Tottenham blackmailed FC Bayern in the deal for Harry Kane.

The former German midfielder suggests that they were forced into paying over the odds for the striker.

Bayern ended up paying over €100 million to sign Kane with Spurs squeezing as much out of the deal as possible.

Matthaus: “Maybe Bayern been a little blackmailed by Tottenham”

Bremen, Germany. 18th Aug, 2023. Harry Kane, FCB 9 celebrates his 0-2 goal, happy, laugh, celebration
in action in the match
SV WERDER BREMEN – FC BAYERN MUENCHEN 0-4
on Aug 18, 2023 in Bremen, Germany. Season 2023/2024, 1.Bundesliga, FCB, Munchen, match (Alamy Stock Photo)

Matthäus told Sky90: “Those in charge at Bayern were and are 100 per cent convinced of Harry Kane. And that’s why they stretched themselves, that’s why they pushed their limits.

“And maybe Bayern has also – in quotation marks – been a little blackmailed by Tottenham – another million more and a little bit more.

“They wanted this player. And I say: 100 million for a 30-year-old.

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