Harry Kane’s decision-making could be swayed by Sadio Mane after Bayern Munich agreed a fee with Tottenham Hotspur.
After weeks of intense negotiations, it was reported on Thursday that Bayern have reached an agreement with Spurs for the transfer of Kane.
According to The Athletic, Bayern submitted a package worth more than €100 million, which was accepted by the Premier League side.
Kane will now have to decide whether or not he wants to move to Bayern, his decision process could be swayed by Mane, who recently left Bayern after just one year at the club.
Last summer, Mane left Liverpool after a six-year stay. Having won every major trophy available to him with the Anfield club, Mane left Liverpool as one of the best players in the world after coming second in the 2022 Ballon d’Or standings.
However, on the back of his £35 million move, Mane failed to live up to the expectations during his short stint as a Bayern player. During the 22/23 season, Mane made 38 appearances across all competitions for Bayern, scoring 12 and assisting six.
The Senegal international also suffered a knee injury that ruled him out of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. After getting into a heated altercation with teammate Leroy Sane, the writing was on the wall that Mane could be moved on in the summer.
Earlier in the month, it was confirmed that Mane has left Bayern to join Saudi Professional League side Al Nassr. Bayern will kick off their 23/24 campaign this weekend with the DFL Supercup final against RB Leipzig before their first Bundesliga match against Werder Bremen next Friday
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Tottenham Hotspur are “planning to bring in” Torino centre-back Perr Schuurs as reliable news outlet The Times shares an interesting transfer update.
After officially completing deals for goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, young centre-back Ashley Phillips, defender Micky van de Ven, playmaker James Maddison, winger Manor Solomon and striker Alejo Veliz, there is still work to do at Spurs.
Ange Postecoglou is in full preparation for the 2023/2024 campaign, having enjoyed a fairly productive pre-season, where Lilywhites supporters caught a fair glimpse of the Austrailian’s attack-minded brand of football.
A fair few players impressed during their pre-season, including the likes of Giovani Lo Celso and Ivan Perisic, giving Postecoglou something to ponder with Brentford away looming this Sunday.
He could have a fair idea already of his best starting eleven and general matchday squad, but by the Spurs head coach’s own admission, more transfers are need in certain areas.
After conceding 63 league goals last season, more than any other English top flight side above 15th in the table, the need for another star defender is there – with Posteocoglou addressing it multiple times over the last week.
“It’s not done yet,” said Postecoglou last weekend.
“We need bolstering in that central defensive area. We need defenders who can work in an aggressive formation, defend well & behind them. We’ll be looking to bring in a couple in that area in the coming days.”
After that comment, the Tottenham boss addressed their need for new defenders again, following their entertaining final pre-season warm up against Barcelona.
“We’ve to see what happens with outgoings,” explained Postecoglou.
“But, the potential is there to bring in one more centre back after van de Ven.”
It appears that, depending on certain exits, another central defensive addition is very much on the cards before September 1 – with Serie A ace Schuurs coming as a key target.
That is according to The Times, as their reliable reporters Gary Jacob and Constantin Eckner share an update on Tottenham’s links to the Dutchman.