Harry Kane has been billed as a “machine” by a man with a habit of winning major trophies, with tennis star Daniil Medvedev a big Bayern Munich fan.
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Prolific frontman now at the Allianz ArenaDesperate to collect major silverwareAbility lauded by star from another sportWHAT HAPPENED?
The big-hitting Russian became a Grand Slam champion when emerging triumphant at the 2021 US Open, while he has also graced three Australian Open finals and has 20 career titles to his name. Medvedev knows what it takes to reach the very top, and he sees those qualities in England international Kane.
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Medvedev has told of his admiration for one of the most fearsome forwards in world football: “Harry Kane is amazing – in my opinion, he's playing so good. I played fantasy so I saw it already in Tottenham – the guy is a machine. The way he controls the game is pretty surprising for someone of his complexion [profile], in a way for football. We see playmakers, usually bit smaller guys, and the one that can go with the body. So yeah, he's a big, big player.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Medvedev is following Kane’s exploits with more interest now that the 30-year-old striker is on the books at Bayern, with the Bundesliga giants his team of choice. Medvedev added: “I really fell in love with soccer and with Bayern when I was maybe 12 years old. That's when it really started. But even before that, when I was six years old, I remember that I already liked Bayern. They were really good at that time and I remember telling my parents that Bayern is playing, we need to watch it. But when I was 12, I really got into soccer, so I said to myself: 'I need a team now'. When I was younger I supported CSKA Moscow, but they were not playing in the Champions League or when they were playing in it, they would often lose. So I needed a team in Europe that I could support and be a fan of. So I remembered that I really liked Bayern and said: 'That's my team now'. That's how I chose my team, and from that point on obviously, I started to really like certain players of Bayern and it became bigger and bigger for me.”
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Bayern are just about still in the Champions League this season, but need European inspiration from somewhere as they seek to overturn a 1-0 deficit in a last-16 showdown with Lazio. The Bundesliga title appears to be beyond them in 2023-24, with Bayer Leverkusen well clear in that race, and there is every chance that Kane will end his debut campaign in Germany empty-handed.