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Eric Dier is set to be reunited with Harry Kane as the England defender appears close to a move from Tottenham Hotspur to Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. “He is in town. We are trying to finalise the deal and get another option as centre back,” coach Thomas Tuchel told reporters on Thursday. Dier, 29, is to ease Bayern’s lack of options in defence which has grown even more for at least a few weeks because Noussair Mazraoui is at the Africa Cup of Nations and Kim Minjae at the Asian Cup. He would also free up Leon Goretzka for his usual midfield role again. Dier has been at Spurs since 2014…

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