Kane failed in a sensational attempt to lure the England teammate to Bayern Munich

KIERAN TRIPPIER revealed Harry Kane tried to convince him to sign for Bayern Munich in January.

Newcastle rejected a £12.5million bid from the German giants for the England right-back.

Trippier, 33, admits the interest was ‘flattering’, with former Tottenham pal Kane telling him to leave the North East for Munich.

The Magpies captain said: ‘I was on holiday in New York and woke up at 5am to be told that Bayern Munich wanted to sign me.

“I thought, ‘This is a bit random.’ At 33, I never thought Bayern would want to sign me, so it was a bigger shock to me than anyone else.

“Harry [Kane] was texting of course, but it just wasn’t the right thing for me.

“He asked if it was true, told me it was warmer than Newcastle and joked a bit.

“But I have never tried to force a departure from the club. I have been loyal to Newcastle.”

Trippier will miss England’s friendlies against Brazil and Belgium at Wembley this month due to a calf injury.

But he is still expected to be part of Gareth Southgate’s Euros squad.

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The 46-cap defender added: “We can’t be afraid to say we can win. We have an incredible team.”

Trippier was part of the squad that reached the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup before suffering heartbreak in the 2021 European Championship final.

On whether this is a new Golden Generation with Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka and Phil Foden, he added: “Yes. It’s crazy because at the last World Cup compared to now all the young players came from nowhere.

“You see the level everyone is playing at now, so hopefully we can go one step further and win the tournament.”