Harry Kane is reportedly Manchester United’s top summer transfer target.
United are closing in on the signing of striker Wout Weghorst from Burnley. The Dutch international is currently on loan at Besiktas, with the Red Devils confident they can complete the deal this week.
But the Red Devils are only eyeing Weghorst as a shortterm boost to fill in following Cristiano Ronaldo’s sudden exit in November. Instead, they will look to bring in one of three world class strikers in the summer transfer window, one of whom is Tottenham Hotspur ace Kane.
According to ESPN, Erik ten Hag wants an experienced centre-forward who can offer a different option to the ones he already has available at Old Trafford this season. And so the 6 feet-6 inches Weghorst, who struggled with Burnley last season is only a shortterm solution.
England captain Kane will enter the final 12 months of his contract with Spurs in the summer. Tottenham are unlikely to let Kane leave for free should he refuse to sign a new deal, meaning the shrewd Daniel Levy could decide to finally cash in on his star player.
That would leave United, who have failed to successfully replace Zlatan Ibrahimovic since his debut season, in a good position to land Kane — though the likes of Bayern Munich are also interested.
Signing Kane will be no easy feat, and failing that, Ten Hag would consider Napoli’s Victor Osimhen or Red Bull Salzburg’s Benjamin Sesko.
Written with inputs from Reuters