“I can’t stay in the same apartment with him”: Eric Dier reveals why he won’t be moving into Harry Kane’s £30m Munich mansion
Eric Dier says he won’t be moving into Harry Kane‘s new £30million house as the striker has too many kids, but claims he will swing by for a visit.
Dier completed the shock loan move to Bayern worth up to £2.5m with an option to buy on January 11, just six months after Kane arrived at the club.
Dier and Kane’s bromance has been documented, with the pair playing a constant role in each other’s lives following their first encounter in 2012 with the England Under 19s.
Their partnership helped propel Spurs during one of their most successful spells in recent memory under manager Mauricio Pochettino.
They would sit next to each other on the plane almost exclusively on European trips and travel to domestic away games side by side.
They would be inseparable in the canteen at Spurs’ Enfield HQ, but they won’t be living together in Germany.
When asked whether he considered moving in with his pal while he found his feet in Munich, Dier said: ‘I don’t know if he has any space there. I have not been there yet but he has invited me so I will go there for sure.
‘But I don’t think I will stay there. He has a lot of kids so I know it is very busy. I don’t want to add to that work.’
Dier hilariously hit the headlines earlier in the week after adopting a ‘German accent’ during his first interview at his new club.
He became the latest high-profile star to be mocked on social media after speaking English with a slightly German dialect.
Football fans reacting to the 29-year-old’s interaction laughed at Dier’s effort as he joined the infamous list of other player’s who have come before him.
‘I spoke to Harry [Kane] yesterday. We just spoke about what I was going to do today. If I was going to trade or not and when I was going to see him,’ Dier said in the short interaction.
‘I think I’ll see him later in the training ground,’ he added.
His interview drew similarities to Manchester United’s Jadon Sancho who similarly came across with a German accent in interviews during his first stint at Borussia Dortmund.
The England international rejoined Dortmund on-loan this week after being banished from United’s first-team by manager Erik ten Hag.
Commenting on Dier’s new accent, one post read: ‘No we need to start investigating this accent switch during interviews. Sancho now Dier.’
Another added: ‘Native English speakers are quite hard to understand for Europeans – it’s basically dumbing down the accent which is just a decent thing to do.’
However, fans were complimentary about Dier’s classy farewell message to the Tottenham supporters.
The 29-year-old defender said: ‘I just want to say a massive thank you to everyone associated with Tottenham football club.
‘From all the staff at the training ground, at the stadium, in the community, the players, the coaching staff, all the managers that I’ve had along the way and the chairman.
‘To everyone who is part of the club and then obviously my team-mates throughout the time I have been at the club. The support you have given me and the relationships we’ve built, I couldn’t ask for a better dressing room to be part of for the last nine and a half years.
‘It’s been incredible to share that with you. Obviously the fans. It’s been a hell of a journey. The way I was received from the moment I came has been incredible.
‘The one thing that always sticks out to me is the fact everywhere you go in the world, there seems to be so many Tottenham fans. That always seems to amaze me.
‘So I just want to say a big, big thank you to all of you for all of the support you have shown me. I hope you can experience great success with the club moving forwards.
‘I’ll be watching, supporting and hoping for the same. I hope to see you all soon. I am extremely grateful to have had these nine and a half years.
‘Tottenham has been a part of my life and my family’s life for so long. It will forever hold a special place in my heart.’
