Trophy chances slip away for Harry Kane as Bayern Munich face Lazio in Champions League

The intent was clear from the moment Harry Kane finally completed his switch from Tottenham Hotspur to German behemoths Bayern Munich last summer.

After notching 213 times in 320 Premier League games, winning the Golden boot three times along the way and becoming Spurs' all-time top scorer with 280 goals, Kane had decided to go chasing the team honours that had eluded him in North London.

“This club is defined by its winning mentality – it feels very good to be here,” said the England captain in August after moving to a club that had just secured their 11th Bundesliga title in a row.

Bayern were six-time European champions who had won the domestic league 33 times and the German Cup on 20 occasions – surely he would be lifting a trophy or two before the season's end?

But the ink had barely dried on his four-year contract and Kane was already missing out on his first piece of potential silverware as the Bavarians were thumped 3-0 by RB Liepzig in the German Super Cup.

“I'm just sorry for Harry Kane,” said manager Thomas Tuchel after his €100 million signing came off the bench with Bayern already two goals down. “It's frightening, unexplainable.”

In the Bundesliga, though, Kane was to hit the ground running; a full debut goal and assist in the win at Werder Bremen, a double on his home bow against Augsburg and his first hat-trick in the 7-0 demolition of VFL Bochum.

His 300th career club goal arrived when he scored in the 2-2 draw with fellow league leaders Bayer Leverkusen, while his second treble quickly followed – including a stunning strike from inside his own half – in the 8-0 thrashing of Darmstadt.

His goalscoring exploits were leaving everyone at the club spellbound. “He is a phenomenon,” gushed Bayern sports