DBasia.news – Tottenham Hotspur did many ways to block Harry Kane’s move to Manchester United. One of the paths taken is to raise the price of the player.
Harry Kane is the best striker in the English national team at the moment. This season, Kane packed 17 goals plus two assists in 25 matches. He has also been the top scorer in the Premier League (2015-2016, 2016-2017) and the 2018 World Cup.
However, Kane, who is 26 years old, has never won any titles. His best achievement was to bring Tottenham to the 2018-2019 Champions League final.
This situation makes the striker wanted to leave the Lilywhites. Harry Kane wanted to move to a more prestigious club and increase the chance of winning a title.
Manchester United immediately gathered information about Harry Kane. The Red Devils rated Kane will be the right solution for their center attacker’s position. That way, Man United does not need to permanent Odion Ighalo.
However, Tottenham installed a high fence. Daniel Levy as the owner of Tottenham does not want to sell Kane to the Premier League club. Levy feels, the transaction will only strengthen their direct rivals in domestic competition.
Tottenham also put a high price tag for Kane. The former Leicester City player is valued at 200 million pounds. This amount will make Kane as the most expensive player in the world beating Neymar who sold Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain at 198 million pounds.
Manchester United stepped back slowly after hearing that number. The Red Devils’ finances are difficult because of the corona virus pandemic.
After a successful strategy, Tottenham immediately gave a discount to interested Kane. The Lilywhites rate, it is difficult to maintain Kane because the player has a strong desire to leave.
Calciomercato reported, the price of Harry Kane cut by 50 percent or equivalent to 100 million pounds. Two clubs interested in coming from outside England are Real Madrid and Juventus.