FANS have been left baffled by Eric Dier’s accent during a live TV interview.
The Bayern Munich star addressed the media following the 3-0 Champions League win over Lazio on Tuesday.
Dier, 30, was all smiles in the interview with TNT Sports after the result saw his side overcome the 1-0 deficit from the first leg.
The club have now confirmed their spot in the Champions League quarter-finals along with Paris Saint-Germain.
However, as Dier hailed the team’s resolute defence and Harry Kane’s prolific form, fans were confused by his accent.
They took to social media as they were convinced that the English ace was putting on a German accent.
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It was compared to the infamous interview of manager Steve McClaren when he put on a Dutch accent while FC Twente boss.
One fan posted: “Can confirm @ericdier is not only surviving, but THRIVING out in Germany!”
A second wrote: “Why is he still trying a German accent 😂😂.”
A third commented: “Dier and his fake German accent.”
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A fourth said: “Someone tell Eric to drop that dead German accent.”
A fifth asked: “Has Eric Dier got a new voice, trying to sound German?”
Another added: “Why does he still use that accent.”
It is not the first time that Dier has ‘done a Steve McClaren’ since joining Bayern.
The defender’s accent appeared to be different after he made his debut for the club back in January.
Dier spent ten years at Tottenham after joining from Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon in 2014.
The defender was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire but moved to Portugal in 2001 and joined Sporting’s academy in 2003.
In 2010, Dier’s parents moved back to England but he stayed in Portugal to pursue his footballing career.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
