Harry Kane would be ‘curious’ to hear Manchester United out amid a potential summer move, according to the Athletic.
The Red Devils are interested in signing the England captain who hasn’t committed his long-term future to Tottenham Hotspur.
With Edinson Cavani set to leave on a free transfer in the summer and uncertainty surrounding the futures of Cristiano Ronaldo, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford, as well as Mason Greenwood not being considered for selection, a new striker is on Manchester United’s summer wish-list.
With two years left to run on his Spurs contract, Kane may re-attempt to leave the north London side, if Antonio Conte’s side fail to qualify for the Champions League.
The 28-year-old didn’t get his move to Manchester City last summer as chairman Daniel Levy dug his heels in and drove a hard bargain.
At the age of 28, United are likely to want a younger striker who can develop and improve, whereas Kane has arguably already had his prime and best years.
With United unlikely to qualify for the Champions League, interest and rumours of Kane moving to Old Trafford will only likely intensify if Mauricio Pochettino is hired as the club’s new permanent manager, and a romantic reunion between the pair is seen as something that all parties are willing to make happen.
Kane is still the main man for club and country, but with him turning 29 by the time next season starts, United should have brought Kane to the Theatre of Dreams years ago, not now.
Tottenham’s number 10 may have the same number of Premier League goals (12) as United’s main man Ronaldo this season.
But it’s highly unlikely that Kane is going to be able to replicate the longevity that the 37-year-old has shown year in, year out to stay at the top of the game.
With Kane dropping deeper under Conte, something that Manchester United’s all-time top goalscorer Wayne Rooney compared to Italy and Roma legend Francesco Totti on Sky Sports, United need a pacey youthful striker who can unnerve defences by running in-behind with their blistering speed.
Harry Kane is a world class striker but it seems his time to move to Manchester United has been and gone. Splashing out over £100m on a player that that turns 30 next year wouldn’t represent good business.
It would be a short-term move which Manchester United have repeated ever since Romelu Lukaku left for Italy three years ago.
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