Bayern Munich have been told why their €100 million (£84m/$110m) deal for Harry Kane was unnecessary, with an AI expert’s prediction coming true.
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Big money spent on England internationalLanded Golden Shoe in debut campaignFailed to secure elusive major silverwareGettyWHAT HAPPENED?
The Bundesliga giants moved to snap up England international Kane in the summer of 2023, with a big-money transfer agreement pushed through with Premier League side Tottenham. The prolific frontman registered 44 goals in his debut season for Bayern – winning the European Golden Shoe – but failed to land elusive major silverware.
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Bayern had remained a dominant force domestically after selling Robert Lewandowski to Barcelona, but felt the need to acquire another proven No.9 when bringing in Kane. A rare trophy-less campaign has seen questions asked of their recruitment and management, with Vincent Kompany now in the dugout.
GettyWHAT AI EXPERT SAID
AI expert Jan Wendt claims that the Bavarian giants had no need to sign Kane as their overall output has not improved with him on board, while Spurs are trending in the right direction without him. Wendt has told : “We predicted that Harry Kane would not improve Bayern's goal difference and that all the figures would go up at Tottenham – and that's exactly what happened. Bayern scored five fewer goals last season, but Tottenham's goal difference has improved. Even the departure of Robert Lewandowski did not lead to fewer goals at Bayern, because the burden was distributed across several shoulders.”
WHAT NEXT?
Wendt’s claims are supported by the innovative ‘Plaier’ AI platform that he co-developed. That programme is intended to make evaluations of players that help clubs to make informed decisions – based on data and analysis – when it comes to transfer plans, with Plaier considered to outperform human scouts in many cases.