Harry Kane is struggling to find a school for his children as he plots family life in Germany… but Bayern stars are helping him integrate with their perfect English, while Thomas Muller has introduced him to the golf courses and local Bavarian delicacies

• The England captain has made an excellent start, scoring 21 goals in 16 matches
• He also revealed attending Oktoberfest with his team-mates was ‘very special’
• Trent and Bellingham can play together but can’t get in each other’s way – IAKO 

After spending 19 years at Tottenham, Harry Kane has well and truly hit the ground running at his new club.

The England captain – who left his boyhood team as the club’s all-time top goalscorer – has scored a staggering 17 goals in 11 appearances in the Bundesliga so far this season for Bayern Munich.

As only the third Englishman to play for Germany’s most decorated club, he already looks to be filling in the void left by Robert Lewandowski who moved to Barcelona a year earlier.

But, despite becoming the Bavarian side’s most expensive player in history by signing a four-year £100million deal, life has not all been easy for the star.

The 30-year-old striker has revealed the difficulty of finding a school for his children in Germany and balancing his work and social life.

The England captain has enjoyed a stellar start to life at Bayern, scoring 21 goals in 16 matches

Harry’s wife Kate, pictured with three of their four children, is currently living in England

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‘I’ve had lots of personal stuff to take care of, aside from football,’ he told FourFourTwo.

‘Trying to sort out schools for the kids and somewhere to live can take time. It’s about finding that balance between performing on the pitch and making sure all of those other bits are sorted as well.’ 

In the month of August alone Kane confirmed his move to the German champions on the 12th, scored on his league debut on the 18th and welcome his fourth child on the 20th on top of signing a lifetime deal with Sketchers.

Moving from his hometown of Chingford, Walthamstow – which was only a five-mile journey from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadiumm – to 700 miles away in Bavaria has also certainly brought a lifestyle change. 

Reports have claimed Kane has been living by himself – while wife Kate is at home with the children – in a £10,000 per night suite since August, which would mean his bill is in excess of £1m so far.

This was confirmed by team-mate Thomas Muller who joked after his hat-trick against Borussia Dortmund: ‘Your hotel room is getting smaller and smaller now, eh?’

Previously, he told reporters on international duty: ‘Obviously I’m aware my family are still in London, so I’m in that mode in Munich of just getting on with things. Obviously we have a lot of games and travelling, so when I come back here I try to see the family for a short space of time then get my head in England mode.’

Ahead of his lucrative switch to Bayern, Kane was preparing to move to a lavish mansion in Grunwald, one of Germany’s wealthiest towns which is dubbed the ‘Bavarian Beverley Hills’.

The 30-year-old striker first met his wife Kate at Larkswood Primary School at the age of four

Kane opened up on the struggles of life in Germany, including finding schools for his children

The former Spurs star said he has been travelling to and back from England to see Kate 

To help him through these familial struggles, however, his fellow Bayern team-mates have reportedly been ‘great’ so far.

‘They’ve all been really kind. Manuel [Neuer] has been out injured but he was often at the training ground and it was great to catch up with him,’ Kane said.

‘Everyone speaks English well, which helps. Joshua [Kimmich], Leon [Goretzka] and Thomas have been talking to me, helping me find my feet.

‘This is a club full of leaders with great experience, and they’ve made me feel like part of the team straight away.

‘The entire squad is fantastic and I’m just enjoying playing alongside them. Even now, I’m transitioning into the Bayern blueprint with each game.’  

Asked what he made of the German culture, Kane added that he liked Bayern’s annual visit to Oktoberfest, which featured, beer, sausages and live music.

‘I’d seen images of Oktoberfest in the past and it’s something I’ve always been intrigued by. One of the nice things about moving to a different country is getting to dive into the culture and traditions. 

‘To enjoy the day together and learn what it’s all about was very special.’ 

He also said the atmosphere in his Bayern debut ‘was something special’ and he has since realised it was not ‘a one-off’.

‘German football has some of the most passionate fans I’ve seen. I remember waiting to come on, hearing the drums and looking at all the banners and flags.

‘It gave me goosebumps. The fan culture in Germany blew me away from the start.’

The England captain has been staying at a £10,000-a-night luxury hotel in Bavaria 

Kane has received high praise so far from some Bayern legends, including Lothar Matthaus

While he did admit the first few days at his new club felt ‘like joining a new school’, he said Thomas Muller in particular has made him feel extremely welcome. 

After teaching him how to eat weisswurst, a German sausage and local delicacy in Bavaria, in a video for social media – Muller took Kane golfing.

‘Thomas took me out for a round of golf with some of his pals after I arrived, which was really kind of him,’ the Englishman said.

‘It’s tough coming to live in a new country and trying to make some friends, so I appreciated it. We had loads of fun.’

Asked who won the golf, Kane – perhaps modestly given his scratch handicap – said ‘it was a draw’. 

Despite scoring 30 goals last season for Tottenham, who slumped to a dissapointing eighth-placed finish, Kane looks set to score even more this season.

The player has said Thomas Muller has made him feel welcome by inviting him out to play golf

The England striker also said his other Bayern team-mates have ‘very nice’ and welcoming

Discussing that moment he made his move, he said: ‘It was a bit of a mad experience to be honest. I didn’t really know what to expect, as I’d been at Spurs for 19 years and was really happy there. So I was stepping out of my comfort zone – it was a first for me to feel how these transfers happen, and to be part of one.’

But, it appears goals are not his main priority in Germany. The 30-year-old said: ‘Playing well and helping the team is the most important thing, but I’m happy I’ve started well and hope it continues.’

Bayern fans have certainly loved the striker’s arrival, with German newspaper BILD reporting the club sold over 10,000 Kane shirts on the day of his arrival.

It remains to be seen what Kane will achieve with Bayern, but the signs are very, very positive right now.

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