Harry Kane has started pre-season training at Tottenham amid intense speculation about his future. Photo: Shutterstock/Kieran McManus
Bayern Munich have stepped up their pursuit of Harry Kane, claiming the Tottenham striker has given them his word he wants to join them this summer.
The German club sent a delegation last week to meet Spurs chairman Daniel Levy about the deal. and now Uli Hoeness, deputy chairman of the board and honorary president of Bayern, says that Kane has made the decision to move to the Bundesliga champions, and all that remains is to agree on a transfer fee.
Bayern wanted to pay £60m plus allowances for the England captain, whose contract is expiring for a year, but Spurs have not accepted any bids for their top scorer, who went on the club's pre-season tour to Australia. as part of the detachment of Anzha Postekoglu. The striker had his first meeting with new manager Postecoglu last Wednesday.
Spurs are ready to offer Kane a new contract worth around £400,000 a week with a post-retirement plan to keep him at the club. club, but will be open to further attempts to land him following comments from Germany's Hoeness. Hoeneß also claims that negotiations with the Kane family, who represent him, went smoothly.
So far, it has been the case that Harry has clearly signaled in all conversations that he has made a decision. And if so, then we will get it, ”said Hoeneß. “Then Tottenham will have to give in.
“Now he has a chance to go to the top club in Europe again. What we all love is that he and his agents, his father and brother, always stuck to their word. If it stays like this, then everything is in order.
“Kane now wants to play in European competition. Tottenham won't be next season, we'll be there. He has another chance to join a top European club. [Karl-Heinz] Rummenigge talks to him regularly.”
Hoeness, speaking at Bayern's training camp on Saturday, said negotiations with Levi had been difficult.
“Levi is smart and quick-witted”
“He's smart,” Hoeness said. “He doesn't name a price. First of all, we must bring it to the point of naming a price. Of course he's taking his time. He is smart and, I think, super professional, I really like him. But I think it's people who haven't done it since yesterday.”
Hoeness' statements are likely to anger the Spurs as the battle for Kane's future intensifies. He has been with the Spurs throughout his professional career and last season overtook Jimmy Greaves to become the club's top scorer. He made it clear that he wanted to leave for Manchester City in 2021, but Levy did not accept the offer to join Josep Guardiola's team.
Since then, Kane has not agreed to a new deal and is in sight of a lucrative free agent move for Bosman that would see his pay rise significantly. An additional twist in the transfer saga is that the 29-year-old is within 47 goals of Alan Shearer's Premier League record of 260, and setting a new record would have to be delayed with any move to Germany.
Kane thinks he can play another 10 years at the top level, but Spurs want to do whatever it takes to keep the club's record goalscorer.
Bayern coached by ex-Chelsea Manager Thomas Tuchel, who had three Premier League targets this summer in Kane, Kyle Walker and Declan Rice, completed his £105m move to Arsenal on Saturday to become the most expensive British player in Premier League history -league.
The Bundesliga club thinks they have a chance to sign Walker from Manchester City, and are clearly confident in a deal with Kane.
“I will not comment on the players, who do not have a contract with us. But we are considering this position. If we are confident that the player will help us, then we go all-in,” Tuchel said.
Telegraph Sport contacted Kane's representatives for comment.
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