Harry Kane still hoping Manchester United will resurrect their bid to sign him this summer

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FOOTBALL Harry Kane still hoping Manchester United will resurrect their bid to sign him this summer

Joel Omotto 14:45 - 21.06.2023

The England captain’s preference is to stay in the Premier League but Tottenham boss Daniel Levy is unlikely to lower his £100m ((Ksh17,847,303,370) asking price.

Harry Kane still hopes Manchester United will resurrect their bid to sign him this summer if Tottenham chief Daniel Levy lowers his £100 million (Ksh17,847,303,370) demand.

The England captain played at Old Trafford on Monday night and scored twice in a resounding 7-0 Euro 2024 qualifying win over North Macedonia.

However, the chances of it becoming Kane's permanent home hinge on the notoriously hard-headed Levy softening his stance.

United have made it clear that they will not do business at £100m for a player who turns 30 next month and only has one year left on his contract at Spurs. The club has ended its interest in Kane for now and moved on to more attainable targets like Atalanta's Rasmus Hojlund.

A price closer to £80m could tempt United back to the negotiating table, however, with manager Erik Ten Hag preferring to sign a striker with a proven track record in the Premier League.

Kane fits the bill perfectly with 213 top-flight goals - second only to Alan Shearer - and a record 58 for England.

Chelsea are another option for Kane but he is unlikely to tarnish his legacy at Tottenham by moving to Stamford Bridge, even though it would mean working with former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino.

Levy has also made it clear that he doesn't want to sell Kane to an English club in a move that would weaken Spurs and strengthen one of their rivals.

Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich are among the European clubs monitoring the situation, but they too are reluctant to overpay for a player who will be available for nothing in a year's time.

Kane's clear preference is United and he hopes that Levy will relent rather than have to write off £80m (Ksh14,279,189,096).

However, the feeling on all sides is that Levy will stick to his guns - as he did when rejecting a £125m (Ksh17,336,379,375)  bid from Manchester City two years ago - and Kane will be forced to wait another year to leave as a free agent.

United are also reluctant to spend the summer locked in a transfer stand-off with Levy because their move to sign a new striker will impact other deals. Hojlund is seen as a more realistic option if Atalanta reduces their £86m asking price considerably.

Ten Hag wants Mason Mount and United are ready to raise their offer for the Chelsea player to nearer £50m.