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Manchester United are desperate to sign a striker in the transfer window with Harry Kane their dream target. But Tottenham are not interested in losing their main man, especially to a direct rival in the Premier League.
United are ready to make a £90m bid for Kane as they look to ramp up their efforts to sign the striker.
It comes after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made the England international a top target as they look to land a world-class forward in the transfer window.
The position has become a priority despite Edinson Cavani looking likely to remain another season – but his age is catching up with him.
There is also a feeling that Tottenham could budge after a disastrous campaign that could see the club without Champions League football next season.
Kane has always maintained that he wants to win the biggest prizes but, turning 28 this summer, the realisation that it might not be with his boyhood club could be dawning on him.
According to The Sun, United are prepared to test Tottenham chief Daniel Levy’s resolve with an offer of £90m.
However, it is unlikely to even see the Spurs supremo pick up the phone – with a valuation of £175m being priced on Kane’s head.
Levy has no intention of letting his main man go – especially to a Premier League rival – while the Chingford-born star has been on United’s radar for a number of years.
But in these Covid times, club finances might come into Tottenham’s thinking – with them more in debt than any other ‘Top Six’ club since the pandemic.
As well as the Red Devils, several other Premier League clubs are interested in signing Kane.
Manchester City would love him as a Sergio Aguero replacement while Chelsea are also desperate for a world-class striker, with Erling Haaland also in the frame.
However, caretaker boss Ryan Mason does not reckon Kane will leave this summer – even if Spurs fail to land Champions League football, saying: “I don’t believe so. Harry Kane loves this club, that has been proven over the last seven or eight years.
“He is one of the best strikers in the world. Everyone knows that, we know that. I’d like to think Harry knows that as well.”
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