Manchester United are preparing to make their move for Harry Kane.
Erik ten Hag has made the England and Tottenham Hotspur superstar his No.1 priority this summer and United CEO Richard Arnold has sanctioned a potential deal. And United bosses will not wait until the end of the season before opening negotiations with Spurs in the hope of agreeing an £80m deal.
Kane will be in demand this summer and is also a target of Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Chelsea. But Ten Hag wants to get ahead of his rivals and is keen for talks with Spurs to begin in the coming weeks.
The Dutchman believes landing Kane would turn United into genuine title contenders next season. Kane will turn 30 in July and has just one more season left on his Spurs deal.
He knows he is approaching the peak of his career and is running out of time to fulfil his ambition of playing more Champions League football and winning trophies.
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy hopes the manager he appoints to replace Antonio Conte will be a big enough name to persuade Kane to stay. But it’s understood Kane will once again push to leave the under-achieving London club and that United are his preferred choice.
