Manchester United will NOT pursue a move for Harry Kane given Spurs’ £100m valuation
Manchester United will NOT meet Tottenham’s £100m asking price for Harry Kane and are being priced out of a move for £120m-rated Victor Osimhen too – as they hone in on 20-year-old striker for half the price
- Erik ten Hag’s side will refuse to meet the £100million valuation for Harry Kane
- Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is reluctant to let the striker leave this summer
- Napoli striker Victor Osimhen could similarly be too expensive for Red Devils
Manchester United will not pursue an interest in Harry Kane while Tottenham value the England captain at £100million.
Kane was Erik ten Hag’s top target this summer with the United manager determined to bring a world-class striker to Old Trafford.
But the huge fee being demanded by Tottenham for a player who will turn 30 next month and only has one year left on his contract – combined with the complications of negotiating with Spurs chief Daniel Levy – mean that United view the deal as a non-starter for now.
For the same reason, sources are ruling out an approach for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, who is valued at £120m by the Italian club. Like Levy, Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis is a notoriously fierce negotiator.
Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund is seen as a more realistic target for United at between £40-60m. The 20-year-old Dane is one of Europe’s most exciting prospects and would cost roughly half the price of Kane and Osimhen.
Manchester United will refuse to pay Tottenham’s £100million valuation for Harry Kane
Erik ten Hag’s side had identified the Spurs striker as their primary summer transfer target
Ten Hag’s main priorities this summer are a striker, goalkeeper and midfielder. An opening bid of £40m for Mason Mount has been rejected by Chelsea, but United feel that it reflects the value of a player who only has one year left on his contract at Stamford Bridge.
The move for a new goalkeeper, meanwhile, will depend on the outcome of David de Gea’s contract saga. The Spaniard has yet to sign a new deal that would reduce his current £375,000-a-week salary with little more than two weeks to go before he becomes a free agent.
If De Gea stays then United will look to bring in competition for the 32-year-old. If he goes, Ten Hag will be in the market for a more costly new No.1.
Although, United could strengthen in other areas of the team, it will depend on players being sold. A centre-back is one possibility if Harry Maguire leaves, and United are well aware of Kim Min-jae’s £50m buyout clause at Napoli which would also cut out the need to negotiate with De Laurentiis.
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