Bayern confirm signing of Kane-idolising forward who rejected Chelsea

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Bayern Munich have confirmed they have an agreement to sign Hamburg’s Jann-Fiete Arp ‘2020 at the latest’.

Arp has scored three goals in 32 appearances for Hamburg’s first team but his performances for the club’s youth levels, where he has netted 49 goals in 57 games, has seen him become one of the most sought-after talents in European football.

Lewandowski’s replacement? Five key things to know about Jann-Fiete Arp…

  1. Arp became the first 2000-born player to make a Bundesliga appearance when he made his senior debut for Hamburg last season.
  2. The 19-year-old forward has scored 49 goals in 57 games for Hamburg at youth level, as well as a further three at senior level.
  3. Arp claims that Harry Kane is his main inspiration, also listing Luis Suarez and Robert Lewandowski among his favourite strikers.
  4. The Germany U17 international claims he rejected a move to Chelsea in favour of remaining in Germany.
  5. Bayern state the move will be completed by ‘2020 at the latest’.

Last season, the 19-year-old became the first 2000-born player to make a Bundesliga appearance when he featured in an evening game against Freiburg. Hamburg, however, reportedly had to seek special permission to play the then 17-year-old due to German employment policy, which dictates that employees aged 17-and-under can only work between 6 AM and 8 PM.

Meanwhile, it would appear that Bayern are now beginning to plan for their future without Robert Lewandowski, who turns 31 later this year and was linked with a move away from the club last summer.

A post on Bayern’s official English Twitter account read: “Fiete Arp is set to join FC Bayern from HSV by 2020 at the latest!”

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Kane-inspired

Given the disparity between international tournament successes from the two countries, it is rather unusual to find a German player looking to an England international for inspiration, but that is exactly what Arp has done.

“There are many good strikers that you can learn a lot from by watching,” said Arp, who lists Robert Lewandowski and Luis Suarez as two of his favourites.

“But if there was just one player I had to pick as my role model, it’s Harry Kane.”

Speaking to Uefa in May, he added: “He plays the way I want to play. He’s pacy and very comfortable with and without the ball. It’s difficult to stop him. You need to pay attention for 90 minutes because he can score at any time.”

Furthermore, English clubs have reportedly been keeping a keen eye on the forward, with Arsenal and Chelsea said to be keen on securing Arp’s signature.

In the end, it was Chelsea who made a move for the German, but Arp decided that staying in his own country would the best option at his age.

“It would have made no sense as a 17-year-old to go to Chelsea,” he told Bild in August.

“You’ve barely achieved anything yet and have as good as no experience in professional football. The risk is just too great. It would have been nonsense to go abroad now and leave everything else behind.”

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