Harry Kane has a year left on his Tottenham contract and could walk away for free next summer; Bayern had a £60m bid rejected previously; will Kane still be at Spurs when they play Brentford – live on Sky Sports – on the opening weekend of the season on August 13?
Bayern Munich are increasingly confident they can sign Harry Kane from Tottenham this summer.
The Bundesliga club believe Kane will become a Bayern player if they can agree a fee with Spurs, but they have not been able to do that yet.
Plettenberg says Bayern want to treat Spurs with total respect and they are not worried about reported interest from PSG.
Sky Sports News reported last week that Kane will not sign a new contract with Tottenham this summer.
The Spurs forward remains open to speaking formally to Bayern Munich and the German champions are convinced he has told them he wants to join, however a gap in valuation still exists between Bayern and Spurs.
The risk for Spurs is keeping him beyond the window and losing an elite goalscorer on a free next summer, potentially to a Premier League rival.
If Tottenham do not agree a transfer fee with Bayern, Kane is also happy to continue in London and will simply get on with his football.
If that scenario presents itself, one simple factor that could encourage Kane to extend his contract later in the season is if Spurs turn into a side capable of winning trophies.
‘The best of a worst-case scenario’
Sky Sports News reporter Dharmesh Sheth:
“As far as Tottenham are concerned, losing Harry Kane is the worst case scenario. They don’t want that to happen, but the best case of that worst case scenario is that he moves abroad and they get £100m.
“They don’t want to sell to a Premier League rival and hence why these talks are open with Bayern Munich. They don’t want a situation come September 1 when the window closes that Kane is still a Tottenham player and he hasn’t signed a new contract.
“That opens up the possibility that this time next year, he could sign for a Premier League rival on a free transfer.
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