Stan Collymore has insisted that Chelsea and Manchester United will battle it out to sign Harry Kane this summer. The 29-year-old faces an increasingly uncertain future at Tottenham after entering the final 18 months of his contract.
Kane is yet to pen a new deal with the north London outfit and a number of top European sides are said to be keeping tabs on his situation. In fact, he almost joined Manchester City in the summer but a move collapsed and Pep Guardiola welcomed Erling Haaland to the Etihad Stadium instead.
With an element of doubt over Kane's future, football.london understands that Fabio Paratici has been in contact with the England international's team to discuss an extension but formal discussions have not yet begun. It's also understood that the striker is open to discussing fresh terms but, following the drama surrounding Antonio Conte, he's now been gifted the 'perfect excuse' to finally leave Spurs.
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In a column for CaughtOffside, Collymore wrote: "The situation at Spurs is giving Harry Kane the perfect excuse to leave in the summer. He’s never had an easier way out. Seriously, who is honestly going to begrudge him a move elsewhere now?
"That man has done just about everything he can for Spurs but now, at the age of 29, soon to be 30, this summer is going to be possibly his last opportunity to move on and go to a club that stands a real chance of winning some major silverware. Whether that is Chelsea or Manchester United, who knows, but I guarantee that they’ll both be in the running for Kane come the summer window.
"If I were Kane, I would do everything in my power to get a move to Manchester United, but that’s me speaking as an older former pro. The fact Chelsea are based in London will probably play a big part as Kane’s family life may mean he doesn’t want to relocate too far away from where he has been for the majority of his playing career."
If Chelsea or United were to try and sign Kane in the summer, it has recently been revealed how much it could cost. According to the Telegraph, Tottenham have set an asking price of £100million for the Englishman despite his current deal set to expire at the end of next season.
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