According to The Independent, Pep Guardiola has identified Harry Kane as the man to bolster Manchester City’s attack and has asked the club to investigate the possibility of signing the striker.
Kane has started the season on-fire, having already scored 13 times and registered 11 assists with less than a quarter of the campaign gone (transfermarkt.com).
The striker put in another all-round display in the 2-0 win over Man City on Saturday as he held the ball up brilliantly and proved a handful for Aymeric Laporte and Ruben Dias. He also set up Giovani Lo Celso’s goal with a lovely turn and perfectly weighted pass.
The Independent claim that Guardiola is a big fan of the England captain and namechecked him twice during discussions about potential transfer targets when he was negotiating a new contract with the Etihad hierarchy.
The report suggests that Kane may push to leave North London next summer if the club fails to win any silverware this season, and City could be one of the clubs lining up for his signature.
Spurs Web Opinion
Given the financial impact of the pandemic, it appears unlikely that any club is going to spend £200m on Harry Kane. The striker will be 28 next summer and clubs like City and Real Madrid are much more likely to throw their war chest at the likes of Erling Haaland or Kylian Mbappe, who have more than a decade potentially left in them at the top level. Kane is also not the type of player to go on strike to get his transfer. So it is unlikely that Levy would accept anything less than what he deems would be a suitable price for Kane, even if the striker asks to leave.
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