Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Tottenham are “trying their best to keep” Harry Kane in north London this summer
The England captain could have a tough choice to make over the next few weeks if Bayern Munich make an acceptable offer for his services with Thomas Tuchel desperate to bring him to the Allianz Arena.
Kane has just a year remaining on his contract at Tottenham and will be able to leave on a free transfer next summer if Spurs don’t tie him down to a new deal.
There is hope that the arrival of new boss Ange Postecoglou may tempt Kane to stay with the signing of James Maddison from Leicester City also showing some ambition.
But Romano has revealed that Tottenham will try to persuade Kane to stay at the club despite his interest in joining Bayern Munich this summer.
Romano wrote in his Caught Offside column: “As mentioned on yesterday’s Debrief Podcast, the reason Bayern Munich sound so confident in public about Harry Kane is because that is the feeling behind the scenes at the club. The feeling of the people working on this deal is that Kane wants the move to happen.
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“Thomas Tuchel looks to be playing a key role, as he is obsessed with signing Kane and is pushing both with Bayern and with those close to the player.
“Still, this is not necessarily the feeling at Tottenham, so the coming days will surely be crucial in this saga. Spurs are trying their best to keep Kane. A new contract will be offered of course, as well as offensive football in the new project under Ange Postecoglou.
“There will also be assurances over new transfers, with signings like James Maddison are already showing how ambitious Tottenham will be. They will do their best, again and again. But Bayern will insist, as I said.
“Tottenham are exploring the striker situation, but it’s not something advanced yet. Their plan is to try to keep Kane, and they will fight until the end of the window, but in case he leaves they could also be ready to attack the strikers market, though it could depend on the domino effect of other deals.
“At the moment there is nothing close with any player, but what I can reveal is that what the agent of Victor Roque, who has just joined Barcelona, said in public about Tottenham wanting the player, while I can’t confirm them making a €100m bid, I can confirm that Tottenham tried when the deal was not closed yet with Barcelona.
“Another deal Tottenham will work on is Edmond Tapsoba, with talks planned with Bayer Leverkusen next week, while Wolfsburg defender Micky van de Ven is another option.
“The asking price is the key point of these two negotiations – Spurs are speaking to both Bayer Leverkusen and Wolfsburg because they hope for some creative formula, trying to include players into deals for example. Tapsoba is more expensive than Van de Ven, for sure.
“In terms of outgoings at Tottenham, there’s lot of interest in Giovani Lo Celso, especially from Napoli and Real Betis but other clubs could join the race soon.”
