Harry Kane made his Bayern Munich debut in the defeat (Picture: Getty)
Thomas Tuchel apologised to new Bayern Munich signing Harry Kane after the Bundesliga champions suffered a 3-0 defeat to RB Leipzig in the German Super Cup.
Leipzig came out on top in Germany’s equivalent to the Community Shield in England as Dani Olmo scored a hat-trick in an impressive victory at the Allianz Arena.
Former Tottenham captain Kane came on as a second-half substitute to huge cheers from the Bayern fans just hours after his £86m move from Spurs was confirmed.
But Kane, 30, was unable to make an impact as RB Leipzig denied the England striker the first trophy of his career.
‘I’m just sorry for Harry Kane, he probably thinks we haven’t trained for four weeks,’ Bayern Munich boss Tuchel said.
‘Our performance today had nothing to do with what we set out to do. It’s a very bitter evening, I’m sorry.’
Kane joined Tottenham at the age of 11 and went on to enjoy a record-breaking career at the north London club, scoring a record 280 goals in 435 appearances.
Kane featured just hours after completing a move from Tottenham (Picture: Getty)
Spurs were reluctant to lose the England skipper, especially so close to the start of the new season, but began to negotiate a deal with Bayern as they discovered Kane would not be signing a new contract and could leave on a free transfer next summer.
Kane was linked with Premier League rivals Manchester United and Spanish giants Real Madrid earlier in the summer but has joined Bayern on a four-year deal.
Bayern Munich clinched an 11th successive Bundesliga title last season and reached the knockout stages of the Champions League before losing to eventual winners Manchester City.
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Before the German Super Cup clash, Tuchel hailed the signing of Kane, who has put his aspirations of becoming the all-time Premier League record goalscorer on hold by moving abroad.
‘We took the England skipper out of England to the German league,’ ex-Chelsea boss Tuchel said. ‘It is a huge achievement for everybody who worked on the transfer.’
Kane, meanwhile, insisted he was ‘very happy’ to join ‘one of the biggest clubs in the world’ as he joined Bayern Munich.
Kane left his boyhood club Tottenham to join Bayern (Picture: Getty)
‘I’m very happy to be a part of FC Bayern now,’ he said. ‘Bayern is one of the biggest clubs in the world, and I’ve always said that I want to compete and prove myself at the highest level during my career.
‘This club is defined by its winning mentality – it feels very good to be here.’
Bayern Munich begin their Bundesliga title defence on Friday night against Werder Bremen.
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Kane was denied the first trophy of his career.
