England captain Harry Kane has finally lifted the first trophy of his career after winning the Bundesliga with Bayern Munich.
Kane appeared bleary-eyed as the forward reflected on their celebrations, which came after Bayern reclaimed the Bundesliga title following Bayer Leverkusen’s 2-2 draw with SC Freiburg on Sunday, which made it impossible for them to catch Vincent Kompany’s side.
Kane, 31, sang Queen’s ‘We Are the Champions’ with his former Tottenham team-mate Eric Dier and remainder of Bayern’s squad.
Both Kane and Dier were also seen smoking cigars with team-mate Joshua Kimmich amid the celebrations.
And now, six days on, he has got his hands on the trophy as Bayern were awarded with the Meisterschale – the champions’ bowl – after their 2-0 win over Borussia Monchengladbach.
Kane, who later had champagne poured on his head, was elated as he kissed the trophy and raised it above his head, with his team-mates cheering alongside him following the full-time whistle.
The star, who played for Tottenham for almost two decades from when he was a child until 2023, had scored in the 2-0 win, with former Crystal Palace man Michael Olise also netting.
Despite fighting for the Premier League and Champions League in various seasons with Spurs – and winning various individual awards, including the Golden Boot three times – Kane never won a club trophy at Tottenham.
Some felt he was cursed as he missed on out glory with Bayern Munich last season too, when he joined the side for £95million from Spurs. Bayern lost out on winning the Bundesliga for the first time in a decade and they went trophyless for the whole season.
But the drought is now behind Kane, and he can turn his focus to further success – potentially with England at the World Cup next year.
The Bayern squad, meanwhile, had been celebrating at the gourmet restaurant Kafer in Munich’s Bogenhausen district, according to Bild.
The outlet reported Bayern’s celebrations had included champagne, wine and cigars.
Bayern captain Manuel Neuer had not immediately been pictured in the celebrations, with the goalkeeper instead sharing a photo of himself in the kitchen with a pan of risotto.
‘Celebration of champions (with asparagus risotto)!’ Neuer wrote on social media.
Kane, Joshua Kimmich and Eric Dier were seen smoking cigars to celebrate Bayern’s triumph
For Kane this is the end of a 15-year wait for a trophy after losing in five finals during his career
Kane reflected on the celebrations in a social media message on Monday, as he claimed the squad would be ‘feeling it’ having partied into the night.
‘What a night last night, what a celebration with the players, with the staff,’ Kane said. ‘I’m sure everyone’s feeling it a little bit this morning but we’re here and I feel amazing.
‘It’s been a long time coming, obviously a lot of hard work and a lot of dedication. It just feels sweet to win the title and the first one of my career.
‘Appreciate all the support as always, it never goes unnoticed and I can’t wait to enjoy these next couple of weeks.
‘I can’t wait to be at the Allianz on Saturday and celebrate in front of the fans and then as always we look forward to the next one and we go again and try and get number two.’
Kane and his wife Kate had reportedly left Bayern Munich’s celebrations at 1:34am, eight hours after the squad had gathered.
