Bayern Munich were blackmailed by Tottenham into spending €100 million (£85m/$109m) to sign Harry Kane, Lothar Matthaus has said. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, even if those in charge at Bayern are absolutely convinced by Kane‘s quality, they still overpaid for a player who has already clocked 30.
Lothar added that Lewandowski was only three years older when he left for Barcelona, and they paid just €50 million.
His words, “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 – Lewandowski was three years older when he left and went to Barcelona for around €50 million – I now assume that it will pay off.”
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