File image of Tottenham’s Eric Dier, who’s becoming a member of his previous Tottenham teammate Harry Kane at Bayern Munich.
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Eric Dier is becoming a member of his previous Tottenham teammate Harry Kane at Bayern Munich.
The England defender signed for Bayern on a six-month loan by way of to the tip of the season Thursday. Tottenham stated Bayern had the choice to make the transfer everlasting after that, whereas the German membership referred to “the option for a further year.”
“This move is a dream come true for me, because as a child you want to play for a club like Bayern one day,” Dier said in a statement issued by Bayern. “Bayern is one of the biggest clubs in the world and has an incredible history. I want to help the team with my versatility in defense.”
Bayern sporting director Christoph Freund stated the membership had lengthy aimed to signal Dier and indicated he anticipated the skilled defender to be a constructive locker-room affect in addition to a “valuable part of our defense.”
Tuchel had beforehand warned to not assume a deal was already achieved — a reference to how Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha arrived in Munich in September just for the switch to break down on the final minute — however this time issues went easily.
Dier has performed simply 4 video games this season for Tottenham, together with his comparative lack of tempo seen as a poor match for supervisor Ange Postecoglou’s excessive line of defense. Dier’s solely begin of the season got here in a 2-1 loss to Wolverhampton in November.
Dier’s arrival provides immediate depth to a skinny Bayern protection which has been depleted additional by Kim Min-jae taking part in for South Korea on the Asian Cup this month. Dier principally performed as a defensive midfielder earlier in his profession however Tuchel stated he noticed Dier these days as a “specialist” in central protection.
Dier has performed 49 instances for England, together with on the 2018 and 2022 World Cups and made his most up-to-date look in April.
