Sam Kerr thought Bayern wanted the other Sam Kerr when they called for her

Bayern Munich signed Kerr — the Scottish one, not the Australian — to a three-year deal in May

Scotland star Sam Kerr thought Bayern Munich’s interest in her must have been a “prank” — or at least a case of mistaken identity.

Kerr starred at Rangers for three seasons before the German giants moved for her in May, landing the midfielder on a three-year deal.

The 24-year-old happens to share a name with one of the biggest stars in the game, and she told the BBC’s “Behind the Goals” podcast that when she heard of Bayern’s interest, she thought the club must have been after the Chelsea and Australia striker instead.

“I was just relaxing in my room and my agent called saying: ‘Bayern Munich have come in for you,'” Kerr said.

“I said: ‘Are you sure they’ve got the right Sam Kerr?’ That’s the first thing I said to him!

“I was just a bit like ‘This can’t be real, this is a joke, you’re kidding me.’ But I was like, ‘Of course I want to speak to them.’

“A week later, it was happening on Zoom and it was just unbelievable. It looked far too good to be true. I thought surely something is going to happen, someone must be playing a prank on me.”

Kerr was named the 2022 Scotland Women’s Player of the Year, and has been capped 14 times by the Scottish national team.

“I’ve not really processed it,” she added on her move to Germany. “I saw FC Bayern on the [national team] squad list and I was just like, ‘What?’, I’m just Sam from Scotland who plays for Rangers, that’s how I see myself… It’s crazy.”

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