Manchester United will be pretty active in the transfer market this summer and Paul Merson has urged them to try and sign Harry Kane from Tottenham Hotspur.
Kane is without a doubt one of the best centre-forwards in world football right now and according to the pundit, this one acquisition can help Man United become instant title contenders for the upcoming Premier League season.
He told Sky Sports: “I think Manchester United need a centre-forward. I really do. And if they put in a massive bid for Harry Kane, they become massive players next season in the Premier League.
“People say Anthony Martial has done great, and he has done well, and Mason Greenwood will be a superstar, but if you can get Kane playing down the middle, with Martial, Greenwood and Rashford rotating, Kane is getting you 20 goals in a bad season!
“Martial is a hot player; when he is hot, he is brilliant. But you don’t win the league on hot and cold. You win the league on consistency, and Harry Kane brings you that, he’s the best striker in the Premier League. He can score out of nothing when things aren’t going well, and United need a natural goalscorer.
“There will also be games where United need someone to hold the ball up. They won’t dominate every game with free-flowing football, and sometimes when that ball goes up it has to stick.
“If United buy Harry Kane and a centre-half partner for Harry Maguire, they will be massive players next year. You’ve got to remember that next season is a quick turnaround, and it’s all about starting well.
“If you win the first five or six Premier League games, you’re in the title race. Teams could be out of it very quickly next season. City will improve, Chelsea are improving, United will improve. We saw it with Liverpool this season, City slipped up a couple times and it was over by November!”
Manchester United have previously been linked with Harry Kane but Daniel Levy has made it clear that he is not up for sale this summer.
Spurs have managed to secure Europa League football which should be good enough to hold onto their captain but we will have to wait and see what he does if Man United do make a formal offer.
Anthony Martial has done a pretty decent job but Solskjaer will not think twice before replacing the Frenchman with someone like Harry Kane. But with such a steep price tag we do not think Man United will be too eager to make a move for the Three Lions international this time around.
