Kane ‘leaning towards’ Tottenham stay as ‘gap remains’ with Bayern despite ‘fresh talks’
Harry Kane is now ‘leaning towards’ staying at Tottenham after Bayern Munich held negotiations with Spurs on Monday evening, according to reports.
Bayern submitted their third offer of the summer for the England captain on Friday and an apparent deadline of midnight was also set by the German club.
All weekend passed without any further development but Spurs have now responded on Monday and rejected Bayern’s latest bid.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy was reported to have met with Bayern officials last week, but the clubs remain around £25million apart in their valuation.
Friday’s bid was expected to be the final offer made by the Bundesliga champions and it remains to be seen whether they will make a fourth bid.
Kane has entered the final 12 months of his contract at Tottenham, but ignored the noise around his future to score four goals in a 5-1 friendly win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Sunday.
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And that might have been a sign of the future with The Athletic‘s David Ornstein and Laurie Whitwell insisting that Bayern Munich and Tottenham ‘remain apart in their valuation’ of Kane and that ‘the striker leaning towards staying at the Premier League club as it stands’ after ‘fresh talks’.
‘Talks over a potential transfer continued on Monday evening but a gap remains over the sum needed to prise the England captain away from north London.
‘Bayern’s interest remains but Kane, who could leave on a free transfer next summer, is reluctant to move once the new season has started.’
Transfer expert Gianluca Di Marzio isn’t sure whether a deal will get done because of Tottenham chairman Levy being at the helm.
Di Marzio told wettfreunde.net: “With Daniel Levy, it’s hard to say what’s likely to happen and what isn’t. He’s one of the toughest CEOs in the world.
“It’s difficult and even for top clubs like Bayern Munich it’s not certain that they can sign Harry Kane.
“Daniel Levy is Daniel Levy… The deal can only go through if Bayern Munich are willing to accept all the terms Daniel Levy has put on the table for a sale of Harry Kane and it also depends on the player’s will.
“Normally when Bayern Munich want a player they will get him and they will get him very quickly.
“Honestly, anything can happen with Daniel Levy. Gennaro Gatusso was absolutely certain that he would become Tottenham manager, but then Daniel Levy changed his mind.”
Di Marzio added: “I know Tottenham are preparing to bring in a replacement should he leave.
“Tottenham’s feeling is that he can leave, but without the signatures, anything can happen.”
