Bayern hope Kane can 'switch off a bit' after Euro heartbreak

Bayern Munich hope that their star striker Harry Kane will got over England's painful Euro 2024 final defeat against Spain while on holiday and return to the Bundesliga club fully motivated.

"We've spoken to Harry. It obviously really hurt. He'll get his three weeks of holiday, like every player, so he can switch off a bit," sporting director Christoph Freund said on Tuesday.

Kane had hoped to win a first title of any kind in England's second straight Euro final but they lost 2-1 in Berlin on Sunday. Kane, who was substituted in the second half, named the defeat "extremely painful" and said "it will hurt for a long time."

England captain came to Munich last year from Tottenham Hotspur and became Bundesliga top scorer, but Munich finished without a trophy for the first time since 2012.

Pre-season training in Munich under new coach Vincent Kompany starts in earnest on Wednesday.

Their players at the Euros and Copa America will miss it, and those like Kane who went a long way there will also not be present for Bayern's Asian tour starting on July 31.