'This guy is brutal!' - Harry Kane 'surprises' Luis Diaz as Bayern Munich newcomer reveals what impresses him about record-breaking striker

Diaz, 28, has made an instant impact since joining Bayern from Liverpool in a £65.5 million (€75m/$88m) deal in the summer, recording three goals and three assists apiece in just five league appearances. Vincent Kompany’s men have tasted victory in all five of those games against RB Leipzig, Augsburg, Hamburg, Hoffenheim and Werder Bremen, while they have also beaten Stuttgart in the German Super Cup and Wehen Wiesbaden in the German Cup. Bayern also defeated Chelsea 3-1 in their Champions League opener on September 17, with Kane scoring twice at the Allianz Arena.

Kane has also enjoyed a remarkable start to the 2025-26 campaign. The England captain has registered 10 goals and three assists in the same five league games as Diaz, with two of them coming in a record-breaking evening against Werder on Friday. After finding the back of the net twice in Bayern’s thumping 4-0 win, Kane took his goal tally at Bayern to 100 in 104 appearances, becoming the fastest player to reach that mark in Europe’s top five leagues this century.

However, while Kane has been widely regarded as one of the world’s best players for a number of years now, Diaz has since revealed that the striker’s all-round game has completely amazed him since working with him day-in, day-out at Bayern.

In an interview with German publication BILD, when asked which Bayern team-mate has impressed him the most since joining the club, Diaz said: "Harry Kane! From my time at Liverpool, when he was still at Tottenham, I knew he scored a lot of goals. But when I first trained with him, I thought, 'This guy is brutal!'

"He does everything, scores goals, shapes the play, and even defends. He totally surprised me. I'm very happy to be playing alongside him now."

Expanding on why he has made such a strong start to life at Bayern, Diaz added: "The team is making it very easy for me on the pitch. We have a lot of great players, especially up front, who don't just think about scoring goals themselves, but also help their teammates. That gives me a lot of security and confidence. It's incredible to play attacks with them. They have so much quality. I'm really, really happy and feel even better and more comfortable."

Kane has also been keen to express his comfort at Bayern, amid speculation linking him with a return to the Premier League. After starring in the win over Werder, Kane told reporters when asked about the prospect of moving back to England: "No, not at the moment. I'm really happy here. I have two years left on my contract. I'm enjoying every moment. [Returning to England] is not in my thought process. I'm enjoying it with the team, with the coach, and hopefully we continue to be successful.”

And when pressed on whether Bayern is the best place for him to win trophies, Kane said: "Yes, absolutely."

Diaz and Kane will both be hoping to continue their rich veins of goalscoring form when Bayern travel to Cypriot side Pafos in the Champions League on Tuesday evening. Kompany’s men will then head to Eintracht Frankfurt next Saturday in what will be their final league outing before the international break.