da dobrowin： Harry Kane was right to move to Bayern Munich, says Paul Ince, with Michael Owen told that he was “talking rubbish” in meaningless trophy jibe.
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Three Lions captain served ties with SpursHas gone trophy-hunting in GermanyMade record-breaking impact in BavariaWHAT HAPPENED?
Ex-England international Owen, who spent time away from the Premier League himself when joining Real Madrid as a Ballon d’Or winner, has suggested that Kane should have stayed at Tottenham in the summer of 2023 and chased down collective silverware and more individual records in north London – with titles at Bayern counting for little as they are expected to dominate domestically in Germany.
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Ince – another former Three Lions star and one-time team-mate of Owen – is not having that, with the ex-Manchester United and Liverpool midfielder telling : “I think Michael Owen's comments on the Bundesliga are very unfair. A title is a title. Bayern aren't even top of the Bundesliga. There's also the threat of Dortmund, Leipzig, and Stuttgart. It's not as easy as people think. Bayern barely won it last year. The Bundesliga is getting tougher. Any player who moves abroad and wins the league title has achieved something in my eyes. Bayern have won the Bundesliga every year since 2011, but they're judged on how they fare in the Champions League. I fancy them as winners every year, especially when they had Robert Lewandowski. I saw them against Manchester United and I think Bayern will have a big chance of winning. If you ask me, Michael Owen is talking a load of rubbish! Harry Kane is loving life, scoring goals, and playing well. He went to Germany for silverware, and it'll be great if he achieves that.”
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Ince, who left England for Serie A giants Inter in his playing days, added on the tough call Kane had to make in severing career-long ties with Spurs: “Bayern have top players in Kingsley Coman, Alphonso Davies, Joshua Kimmich, and Leon Goretzka. We have to ask ourselves why Harry wouldn't want the chance to play in the same team as them. I had the same experience when I went to Inter Milan. I wanted a culture change, and it was the best thing I ever did. It's different for Harry as most of his team-mates speak English, but I think he made the right decision. It's tough to call. I think Spurs, with how Ange Postecoglou has got them playing, would be serious title contenders if Harry Kane was still there. Harry couldn't foresee that, though. I'm sure he's looking at this Spurs side and rubbing his hands together at how many goals he'd get. He is, however, doing exactly that in Germany, even if it's an easier league. Bayern will routinely beat teams by five or six goals, and you don't get that in the Premier League very often. Spurs would be top contenders if he stayed, that's for sure.”
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Kane has been smashing records on and off the field since linking up with Bayern in a €100 million (£87m/$109m) deal, with the 30-year-old frontman – who is about to be joined in Germany by his wife Katie Goodland and their four children – registering 25 goals through just 20 appearances in all competitions.