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      Fans spot Bayern Munich are at it again as they sign ‘the next big thing in football’ for minimal transfer fee

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      FOOTBALL fans reckon German giants Bayern Munich are ahead of the game once again.That’s after Thomas Tuchel’s side snapped up “the next big thing in football” for a minimal transfer fee.
      Bayern Munich have signed Nestory Irankunda from Adelaide UnitedCredit: Getty

      Fabrizio Romano revealed Bayern have completed the signing of Nestory Irankunda from Adelaide United.
      The speedy winger is just 17 years old and will officially become a new Bayern player next summer.
      Irankunda, who was born in Tanzania, has 11 goals in seven games for Australia’s U17s.
      At club level, the forward has nine goals in 39 matches after making his pro debut last year aged just 15.
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      And head of youth development Jochen Sauer reckons Bayern have struck gold, with the Germans paying an A-League record £2.85million fee.
      He said: “We have had Nestory on our radar for some time, he’s an extremely fast winger.”
      Irankunda revealed his pride at the deal, adding: “I’m happy to have this all finalised and to be heading to one of the best clubs in the world, it’s a real dream come true.”
      It’s not the first time Bayern have snapped up a top young talent for a bargain fee.
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      Current aces like Alphonso Davies and Jamal Musiala quickly became key players despite being in their teens when they joined.
      And fans reckon Bayern have stitched up their rivals again by landing another top prospect.
      One said: “Another signing for Bayern? Seriously, they’re just collecting talents like trading cards now, it’s getting ridiculous.”
      Another declared: “The next big thing in football.”
      One noted: “Just signed a £100m+ talent for £3m. Sensational for Australian football.”
      Another added: “He will be the next Kylian Mbappe.” More

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      Harry Kane loses Bundesliga record as stunning feat beaten by striker West Ham ‘want in £15million January transfer’

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      HARRY KANE’S record for fastest time to reach 15 Bundesliga goals has already been beaten.The Bayern Munich star has had a blistering start to life in Germany.
      Harry Kane has had a red-hot start to life in GermanyCredit: Getty
      He recently scored his 15th Bundesliga goal in just his tenth appearance in the competition.
      The most goals scored through ten German top flight matches was previously 13, achieved by Klaus Matischak 60 years ago.
      Ordinarily Kane would be romping away with the Bundesliga Golden Boot race.
      But Stuttgart star Serhou Guirassy is matching him stride-for stride.
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      The 27-year-old joined Stuttgart on a permanent deal from Rennes in the summer.
      He has so far played two games fewer than Kane this season due to an injury.
      While Kane took ten games to score 15 goals, Guirassy has managed to do so in just nine.
      The Guinean already has two hat-tricks and three doubles so far this season, only failing to score in one match.
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      Should he score in Stuttgart’s next match, he will also beat Kane’s record of goals through ten games.
      Guirassy and Co travel to Eintract Frankfurt after the international break.
      Kane, 30, now has a staggering 17 goals and five assists in just 11 Bundesliga games.
      He has already scored more goals than previous Golden Boot winner Christopher Nkunku managed in the whole of last season.
      The England captain has netted a further four goals in the Champions League.
      And he amazed fans by scoring from his own half last month.
      Guirassy, meanwhile, is rumoured to be moving away from Stuttgart.
      The in-form star is being linked with a £15million switch to West Ham.
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      In a recent interview with The Guardian, Guirassy said: “It’s something big to be competing with Harry Kane, who is a world-class striker.
      “I think he has pushed a lot of strikers in the Bundesliga to raise their level to try to compete with him.”
      Serhou Guirassy has had a sensational start to the seasonCredit: AFP More

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      Chelsea flop Timo Werner set for shock RB Leipzig transfer exit with German giants to allow Premier League return

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      Chelsea flop Timo Werner is set to be dumped by RB Leipzig – barely a year after they paid £25million to re-sign him.The Blues paid Leipzig £47m for the German striker in 2020 after he shone for the Bundesliga club.
      Timo Werner is set for a shock RB Leipzig transfer exitCredit: Getty
      Timo Werner spent an underwhelming two seasons at Chelsea from 2020-2022Credit: Getty
      However, Werner managed just ten goals in 56 Premier League games before returning two summers ago.
      He has started just three league games this season for Leipzig and was an unused sub in Sunday’s 3-1 win over Freiburg.
      Werner is coach Marco Rose’s fourth choice behind fellow strikers Lois Openda, Benjamin Sesko and Yussuf Poulsen.
      And Leipzig sporting director Rouven Schroder said they are ready to listen to January offers for the 27-year-old, according to German outlet Spox.
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      Schroder declared: “We look carefully at our squad, and we want players who have that something a bit different in their heads.
      “Those are the types of players who we will pick.
      “Timo is going through a difficult spell, and we are supporting him.  Life isn’t always sunshine.
      “If he has the notion that he would like to do something else, then we will deal with it.
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      “He is a part of our team, and he has to face up to competition for places.”
      Werner has won 57 caps, scoring 24 goals, but has lost his place in Germany’s national side due to an ankle injury.
      Schroder claimed Werner will overcome his current troubles.
      However, the Stuttgart-born frontman could yet seek to leave during the January window – opening the door to a cut-price Premier League return.
      Newcastle were very keen on signing Werner on loan last summer, but his Chelsea salary of £270,000 a week were a stumbling block.
      Juventus were also interested in taking the German star to Italy, according to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano.
      However he chose to take a pay cut to around £165,000 a week to seal a move back to RB Leipzig in August 2022. More

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      Eleven football fans injured after firework set off in stand as police arrest two people

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      ELEVEN football fans were injured after fireworks were allegedly set off in the stands during a game between Augsburg and Hoffenheim.The incident occurred in the 57th minute of the Bundesliga clash on Saturday afternoon.
      The match was temporarily suspended after the firecracker was set offCredit: Getty
      According to local police, a firecracker was lit in the away end of Augsburg’s WWK Arena.
      A loud bang was reportedly heard throughout the stadium, with numerous people injured when the explosion went off.
      The game was suspended while emergency services attended to the incident.
      The police immediately began an investigation into the matter.
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      Two suspects were identified during the game – which ended in a 1-1 draw.
      And the authorities have since confirmed that the two men were arrested mid-match.
      They are now in police custody.
      Former Manchester United striker Wout Weghorst opened the scoring in the 23rd minute for Hoffenheim.
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      But hosts Augsburg levelled eight minutes into the second half through Ermedin Demirovic.
      The result leaves Hoffenheim sixth in the Bundesliga table, two points adrift of the top four.
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      Harry Kane beats last season’s Bundesliga goal record set by Chelsea star Nkunku after just ELEVEN games

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      HARRY KANE’S astonishing record-breaking continued as he passed last season’s Bundesliga goal record – in just his 11th game.Bayern Munich’s new strike hero reached 17 with a first-half double against FC Heidenheim – one more than Chelsea’s Christopher Nkunku hit at RB Leipzig as the German top-flight’s leading scorer in 2022-23.
      Harry Kane celebrates his opener on the way to another goal recordCredit: AP
      Kane fired Bayern in front early on in Saturday’s clash with HeidenheimCredit: Getty
      This Kane header completed his first-half double in the Bundesliga clashCredit: Getty
      The England skipper had already become the first player to ever net 15 times in his first 10 Bundesliga games with a hat-trick in last Saturday’s 4-0 victory at Borussia Dortmund.
      Now the £104million summer buy – normally known for starting seasons slowly – will surely be eyeing Robert Lewandowski’s all-time Bundesliga record of 41 three seasons ago.
      Kane, 30, could even target  Erling Haaland’s 52-goal haul in all competitions for Treble winners Manchester City last term.
      The Tottenham legend struck for the German top-flight leaders Bayern on 14 and 44 minutes in Saturday’s league clash with Heidenheim.
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      And with 21 goals in 16 matches altogether this season he’s now notched 20 or more goals for ten seasons in a row.
      Understandably, fans on social media were in awe of Kane’s poaching prowess, which makes him the leading scorer in top-level world football this campaign..
      “Pretty sure he gets more than 41 this season,” said one, and “not bad for a one-season wonder,” posted another.
      Similar praise included: “Man’s in his absolute prime” and “he’s going to break his personal best”.
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      That’s a reference to Kane’s 41-goal haul in 2017-18, including 30 strikes in the Premier League.
      And he’s already grabbed three more goals than Serge Gnabry did as Bayern’s top marksman last term. More

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      Harry Kane STILL living in hotel as he reveals small details about life at Bayern Munich after snubbing luxury mansion

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      HARRY KANE is storing up match balls in his Munich hotel room after netting his third hat-trick since joining Bayern.The England captain hit a treble in the 4-0 statement win over Borussia Dortmund in Der Klassiker to take his remarkable tally to 15 goals in 10 Bundesliga matches following his £104million. summer move from Tottenham.
      Harry Kane has scored three hat-tricks since joining Bayern MunichCredit: Getty
      Kane turned down the chance to move into a £29million mansionCredit: Dan Charity
      Kane’s latest hat-trick prompted a joke from Bayern team-mate Thomas Muller, who came up to him after the game and said: “Your hotel room gets smaller and smaller now, huh?”
      Kane said: “I’m keeping them in my hotel room. I’m still waiting to find a house so I’m just storing them up. This was a nice hat-trick with a couple of nice goals in there. It was a special night.”
      The striker is still searching for a house in Germany after turning down a luxury 12-room mansion worth £29m.
      Kane’s treble was his second in a row for Bayern, having fired in three when they ran out 8-0 winners against Darmstadt last week, including an effort from his own half.
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      Bayern recovered from the embarrassment of the German Cup loss to third-division Saarbrucken last Wednesday.
      And Kane, who was on the bench for the midweek defeat, says his team-mates were desperate to bounce back immediately.
      The 30-year-old added: “It was a tough and unexpected loss – it was a shock. We felt embarrassed as a team. We felt that we let the club and the fans down.
      “There were no words or anything we could do in that moment to make it better.
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      “The only way was to show a reaction. It was a good thing we had a game a couple of days later because it gave us no time to think about it. This was the perfect game to do that, away from home in the biggest game of the season.
      “We wanted to bounce back. We started the game well with the high pressure and the two goals early on. We had a real desire and focus to make sure we won today. Today was our best performance all season, especially without the ball.
      “We know with the players we have that we are going to get chances and score goals. Four goals, a clean sheet, we couldn’t have asked for more. With more games like that we’ll be hard to stop.”
      Kane’s blistering form has got pundits talking about whether the ex-Spurs forward can go on and smash Robert Lewandowski’s Bundesliga record – achieved with Bayern in 2020/21 – of 41 goals in a season.
      But Kane said: “It’s still a long way away. Robert was fantastic for the club, one of the best strikers in the world in recent times. We’re a long way away from that. I’ve just got to keep doing what I’m doing.”
      Asked how he keeps so cold in front of goal, Kane, who faces Galatasaray in the Champions League on Wednesday, added: “It comes with experience and playing more and more.
      “Since I’ve been 20 or 21 in the first team, I feel I’ve been learning and getting better every year. I’ll still try to do that for the rest of my career.
      “I feel like I’ve still got a lot of time left to improve and get better. I always back myself in front of goal with any chance I get.
      “With these guys around me I’m getting these types of chances I know I’m hopefully going to score some goals.” More

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      Thomas Tuchel walks out of interview after Bayern Munich thump Borussia Dortmund and fumes ‘it’s too much’

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      THOMAS TUCHEL stormed out of his post-match interview after Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund.Harry Kane scored his third hat-trick for the club in the 4-0 win but boss Tuchel was still not happy after the full-time whistle.
      Thomas Tuchel stormed out of an interview with Lothar MatthausCredit: Sky Sports
      Tuchel is not happy with some of the criticism he has facedCredit: Getty
      It was the perfect response for Bayern after their shock German Cup exit to third-tier Saarbrucken.
      Tuchel, 50, came under criticism from sections of the German media for that result, so he gave a frosty reception to a reporter who interviewed him on the pitch at Signal Iduna Park.
      The former Chelsea boss became agitated when asked about his return to Dortmund, who he managed between 2015-17.
      Tuchel was then asked about the pressure of managing Bayern and gave a touchy response, leading the interviewer to probe further.
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      The German revealed he was agitated by comments made by pundits, before asking the reporter for his next question.
      Tuchel later spoke to Sky Sports Germany and was clearly still in a bad mood from his previous interview.
      He confronted pundit Lothar Matthaus and accused him and his colleague Dietmar Hamman of not holding back when it comes to criticising Bayern.
      Tuchel felt his team have received harsh criticism despite winning eight out of ten games in Bundesliga, while also sitting top of their Champions League group.
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      Matthaus responded by suggesting to Tuchel that he should not take the criticism so personally, which further irked the Bayern boss.
      Moments later he abruptly ended the interview, saying it was “too much” for him to deal with.
      But he did shake Matthaus’ hand before walking down the tunnel to be with his team. More

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      Liverpool to fight Man City for £80m-rated Bundesliga wonderkid as potential transfer replacement for Mo Salah

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      LIVERPOOL have joined several top sides in the battle to sign Florian Wirtz, according to reports.The 20-year-old is already a transfer target for the likes of Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Chelsea.
      Florian Wirtz is a target for LiverpoolCredit: Rex
      He could replace Mo Salah should he leave for Saudi ArabiaCredit: Alamy
      And now Liverpool are trying to muscle their way in ahead of a move at the end of the season.
      The Daily Star report that Jurgen Klopp is a huge fan of Wirtz and plans to use his contacts and reputation in Germany to sign his compatriot.
      Liverpool supposedly believe that Wirtz could fill the boots of Mo Salah should he leave Anfield amid interest from Saudi Arabian clubs.
      Wirtz is valued at £80million by Bayer Leverkusen.
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      He is capable of playing anywhere across the front line and has been predominantly used in the No10 role by manager Xabi Alonso.
      Wirtz broke into the Leverkusen team as a teenager when Kai Havertz joined Chelsea in 2020.
      He burst onto the scene and netted five Bundesliga goals before his 18th birthday and then became the youngest player to reach 50 appearance in the league’s history soon after.
      Wirtz then suffered an ACL injury last year and saw his season cut short.
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      But he has now made a full recovery, scoring six goals and registering nine assists in 15 matches this term.
      He’s also earned 12 caps for Germany in his career.
      Manchester United reportedly had first refusal on him while Ralf Rangnick was at the club but the opportunity is now gone. More