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Kieran Trippier was playing the Premier League’s mini iciness break in January with a day out to Unusual York City when his phone started to heat up .
“It was actually crazy,” he recalled. “I was in Unusual York and I purchased woke up at five o’clock saying Bayern Munich want to signal you. I was appreciate, ‘Effectively, this is a bit random.’”
Struggling Bayern were enthusiastic to bolster their squad with more reliable England players. Harry Kane had after all joined, and Eric Dier had been signed on loan in January and now they wanted another Tottenham alumni in Trippier.
Trippier, speaking at the North East Football Writers’ Awards on Sunday, admitted “I by no means notion as a 33-year-stale that Bayern Munich would want to signal me. That was more a shock to me than anybody.
“I suitable purchased on the phone to the manager [Eddie Howe] straight away. The manager knows the dedication that I’ve purchased for the club. I by no means once tried to power a move out of the club. I’m here now, and the owners know the dedication that I level to to the club.”
Trippier bowled over everyone when he joined Newcastle from Atletico Madrid in January 2022 with the club locked in a battle to dwell to converse the tale relegation at the time, having been taken over by PCP Captial Partners and the Saudi PIF in October 2022.
Costing £12m plus add-ons, the England apt back’s impact on the squad, swapping the Champions League for a relegation battle, has led to many hailing him as the greatest signing in Newcastle United’s history. However Trippier played down that statement on the night he was crowned the region’s finest player by the North East Football Writers’ Association all by means of a black tie dinner at Ramside Hall.
“I’d no longer say I’m the particular. There’s some absolute legends who have signed for this club. I suitable attempt and focal level on myself and serving to every person around me. I suitable attempt and be professional and give a correct account myself and play for the club in the apt manner and give what the fans want, and that’s give every thing.”
It’s that combination of attitude and ability that attracted one of Europe’s top clubs in January, and even promoted Harry Kane to reach out to his stale team-mate about the potential of a move to join him in Germany.
“I speak to Harry all the time,” admits Trippier. “Harry was texting me, after all. He wasn’t pushing [for Trippier to sign], he was suitable texting. appreciate, ‘Is it suitable?’ Cramped issues appreciate that.
“Telling me or no longer it is warmer than Newcastle, having a little bit of banter. Harry’s a professional. He wouldn’t attempt and tap me up, as they say, but there was nothing to say really.”
Trippier was enthusiastic to reaffirm that he is happy with his family in the North East, and that it was a move he made two years ago for that very intention: to resolve his younger family back in England.
“They absolutely savor it [living in the North East]. Younger other folks savor it. We settled in really fleet. As I said, many instances, the other folks in Newcastle are unbelievable – crazy, but unbelievable. I take it as a compliment [Bayern Munich’s interest]. I assume loads of different players would’ve jumped at the chance to scramble to Bayern – that’s facts. However I’ve been loyal to the club, and my family are important. So traveling to three assorted countries in three years. Or no longer it is no longer really ideal, is it?”
Tripper isn’t leaving the ‘crazy’ North East anytime soon.
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