HARRY KANE’S golden chance to win the first trophy of his career was ripped away on the day of his transfer from Spurs.
The England captain was named among the substitutes for Bayern Munich in the German Super Cup – just 11 hours after completing his stunning £104million transfer from Tottenham.
But he watched on helplessly as Dani Olmo’s hat-trick stunned the Bundesliga champions in the season’s curtain-raiser.
Olmp scored at the beginning and end of the first half to put the DFB Pokal champions 2-0 up.
Kane did come on just after the hour mark to a rapturous reception from his adoring new fans.
The announcer at Bayern’s Allianz Arena said: “Ladies and gentleman, a magic moment, welcome to Munich, Harry Kane.”
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And Kane’s name had been sung by fans as he waiting to make his bow on the bench.
But within a couple of minutes of Kane’s arrival, Olmo wrapped up his hat-trick from the penalty spot.
Kane famously never won a trophy during his time at Spurs – with runner-up medals from the Champions League and two in the League Cup.
He also was on the losing side in the Euro 2020 final when England lost to Italy on penalties.
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Olmo gave Leipzig the perfect start at the Allianz Arena.
A wide free-kick was not dealt with by the Bayern defence who failed to clear their lines.
The loose ball fell to Olmo and he slotted home through a crowd of bodies in the area with just three minutes on the clock.
And he doubled Leipzig’s lead on the brink of the break.
The Spanish forward produced a scintillating spin and raced on to the ball before it got away from him to poke through Sven Ulreich.
Kane could barely believe what he was watching – after all, his move to Germany was supposed to guarantee trophies from literally day one.
The Champions League is the ultimate prize in Kane’s sights with the domestic trophies so often seen as mere formalities for the Bundesliga holders.
As Bayern fans impatiently saw chance after chance go begging, they shouted for their new hero.
And Thomas Tuchel granted them their wishes by calling Kane back, giving him a quick pep talk and sending him on in place of Mathys Tel who was one of those to squander a guilt-edged chance.
No doubt Kane had dreams of spearheading a superb comeback.
But the reality was very different as he hardly managed a meaningful touch.
Instead, he watched on helplessly when the referee pointed to the spot, penalising Noussair Mazraoui for a point-blank handball.
And Olmo made no mistake, confidently slotting into the bottom corner to leave Kane to collect another silver medal.
Tuchel even apologised to Kane for Bayern’s lacklustre performance.
The former Chelsea boss said: “I’m just sorry for Harry Kane, he probably thinks we haven’t trained for four weeks”.
“Our performance today had nothing to do with what we set out to do. It’s a very bitter evening, I’m sorry”.
He added: “We were puzzled. I don’t know why. It’s a mental thing. I have no Idea. I have no solution right now. I’m dismayed and extremely disappointed. Our style of play wasn’t recognisable”
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“I have no explanation at the moment. We’re conceding the easiest of goals. It’s like we haven’t done anything for four weeks.
“What we’ve shown today has nothing to do with how we trained, the form, the atmosphere. It’s alarming, just alarming.”
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