BERLIN, May 24 — Bayern Munich powerbroker Uli Hoeness has hailed Harry Kane as the “best transfer we’ve ever made” after the England captain’s hat-trick secured a 3-0 win over Stuttgart in the German Cup final in Berlin yesterday.
BERLIN, May 24 — Bayern Munich powerbroker Uli Hoeness has hailed Harry Kane as the “best transfer we’ve ever made” after the England captain’s hat-trick secured a 3-0 win over Stuttgart in the German Cup final in Berlin yesterday.
The treble took Kane’s season tally to an impressive 61 goals across all competitions, while also ending Bayern’s six-year wait for the trophy.
The victory completed a 14th domestic league-and-cup double for the Bavarian giants and marked their 21st German Cup triumph.
Hoeness, a former Bayern striker and long-time president who helped shape the club into a European powerhouse, made his comments to German television, also confirming Kane would remain at the club next season despite reported interest from Barcelona.
“Bayern are a buying club, not a selling club,” he said, adding that Barcelona “don’t have the money anyway.”
Kane welcomed the praise, saying: “To hear those kinds of words at a club like this, where so many great players have played, is special.”
“Before the final, I felt it was my responsibility to help get us over the line. I knew I would get chances, and I did again today. Scoring a hat-trick in a final is something I’ll remember forever.”
The England captain’s opening goal was created by Michael Olise, who now has 30 assists in all competitions this season, while Luis Diaz helped set up the second. Kane completed his hat-trick with a stoppage-time penalty.
The win further underlined Bayern’s dominance in German football, with no other club having achieved the domestic double more than once.
It also marked the third time this season Stuttgart had been beaten by Bayern, after defeats in the Super Cup and Bundesliga.
Stuttgart forward Deniz Undav said: “We played an outstanding season and can be proud. There are worse things than losing to Bayern.”
Sporting director Fabian Wohlgemuth added: “In the end, it was Harry Kane three times — business as usual.”
Bayern had already defeated Stuttgart three times this season with a combined score of 11-3, though Stuttgart edged a competitive first half.
Kane’s only first-half chance came in the 21st minute when he headed over from a cross.
Bayern eventually broke through early in the second half when Olise delivered a precise cross for Kane to head home, extending his record of scoring in every cup match this season.
Stuttgart missed several chances before Kane struck again in the 80th minute, finishing from a Luis Diaz assist, before sealing his hat-trick with a composed stoppage-time penalty after Angelo Stiller handled in the box. — AFP
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