They say history repeats itself, but Erik ten Hag is hoping it won’t. He’s had enough of fruitless drawn-out transfer chases after the Frenkie de Jong debacle last summer.
Daniel Levy left it until the final day of the 2008 window to allow Dimitar Berbatov to swap White Hart Lane for Old Trafford - the last Spurs player to make such a move. United have made it clear that they are not going to dance to the Tottenham chairman’s tune this time.
Back in 2021, clearly torn, Harry Kane ummed and ahed about leaving his beloved club for Manchester City before ultimately staying put. The England captain won’t be able to wait around this time if he decides he prefers the red side of Manchester instead.
