England’s 3-2 win over Mexico in the World Cup came in what was arguably one of the most exciting games of the tournament thus far. Harry Kane’s penalty was what sealed the win for the Three Lions, as they progress to the quarterfinals. Following the victory, England’s head coach Thomas Tuchel was asked about his skipper, to which he recounted a story about his short-lived stint at Bayern Munich.
Expressing his admiration and gratitude, Tuchel said, “When I was at Bayern, I’m still glad that I fought the fight to bring [Kane] to Bayern Munich against some other opinions.”
Tuchel clearly takes shots at honorary club president Uli Hoeneß, who was quite vocal about his opinion on the transfer at the time.
Hoeneß much rather preferred spending that money on Randal Kolo Muani, and it was a publicized power struggle between Tuchel and the club’s bosses, who wanted Kane.
Hoeneß even came close to accidentally sabotaging the transfer by delivering one of his classic interviews that weren’t very kind to Tottenham Hotspur.