Revealed: How Man Utd & Real Madrid legend David Beckham inspired Harry Kane’s £100m transfer to Bayern Munich

The England captain has, following a record-breaking spell in north London, decided to go chasing trophies outside of his homeland. A £100 million ($126m) transfer deal has taken him away from his roots at Spurs and onto the books of the reigning German champions.

There was a time when English players were reluctant to leave their Premier League comfort zone, but more and more are now spreading their wings. Manchester United legend David Beckham helped to set that trend back in 2003, when he left Old Trafford for Real Madrid, and Kane is delighted to be following the lead of a modern day icon.

Kane has told Bild of the reasons for his switch to Bayern: “Maybe my journey here can be an inspiration for the younger [English] players to do the same and take that step. I remember David Beckham making the move from Manchester United to Real Madrid. I was a kid and I was like, 'Wow, what an amazing experience.' Maybe I took Beckham as an example. I always wanted to see a different league, a different atmosphere. So far everything is going very well: on and off the pitch. I admired Robert Lewandowski when he was a young player, he took a fantastic path and set incredible records. I want to reach his level, and maybe even better.”

Kane has already scored three goals through two Bundesliga appearances for Bayern. He missed the chance to secure major silverware on his competitive debut, with a shock 3-0 defeat suffered at the hands of RB Leipzig in the German Super Cup.