Manchester United have been told they will have to cough up £200 million if they wish to secure the services of Tottenham forward Harry Kane in the summer.
Most people though feel this is just a way for Daniel Levy to tell Man United that the England captain is not up for sale despite the player himself recently hinting at a possible exit in order to win trophies.
Some reports have claimed Manchester United are not-at-all phased by this whole £200 million drama as they remain very much interested in the forward but as per Paul Merson, the Red Devils might very well get their hands on the player for far less a price.
He wrote for Daily Star: “There will be many a Spurs fan who thinks Harry Kane leaving the club is just wishful thinking by jealous people.
“Let me tell you, I can definitely see him going and if Spurs fans want even worse news – it won’t be for anywhere near £200m.
“I hear all this stuff about ‘He’s one of our own’ and I get it. But, I don’t buy it, because I’ve seen a million of them before and when it comes to football, it can mean nothing.
“Harry is an extremely decent player and seems to be an equally decent bloke, but can I see him doing what is unthinkable in many people’s eyes and moving on? Oh yeah. One hundred per cent.
“Jose Mourinho will set his side up to not concede many goals but there won’t be the kind of chances floating around to see Harry set his sights on 25-30 in a season. He loves scoring and he will want to win things.
“I think he’ll be off. Anyone expecting £200m can forget it. The current situation means football is going to have a drastically changed market.
“Right now with the world as it is and massive changes on the horizon, £100m would be a lot of money for many, many clubs and that includes Tottenham.”
Surely Levy has slapped such a massive price tag in order to keep the buyers away but we do not think Spurs will be able to hold onto Harry Kane for much longer now that Mauricio Pochettino has also left the club.
As far as we think, Spurs will need to secure Champions League qualification next season if they want to convince Kane to remain at the club. But if they fail to do so, then the player himself could try and head for greener pastures in the summer.
