Harry Kane must ‘force through’ an exit from Tottenham this summer in order for him to get a move to Manchester United.
The England captain will enter the final year of his deal at the end of the season and there’s ‘growing concern’ from the club that he will not commit to a new contract, according to Sky Sports.
That leaves Spurs in a perilous position, as they are determined to hang on to Kane for the duration of his career but if they do not entertain offers this summer he could walk away for free in 2024.
Should Spurs be forced to sell, they would rather offload Kane to a foreign giant like Bayern Munich for a fee of around £80m.
Daniel Levy, Spurs’ chairman, is a notoriously hard negotiator and he would demand upwards of £100m in order to sell Kane to a Premier League rival.
But that’s in a best-case scenario for Kane and Sky say he will have to do everything he can to ‘force through’ an exit.
That raises the possibility of Kane handing in a transfer request and going public with his desire to leave, which would ease Levy’s ability to ‘sell’ the idea to supporters.
But the Spurs chairman is facing increasing pressure at the club following his decision to sack Cristian Stellini after 28 days in charge as interim manager.