Harry Kane does not intend to push to leave Tottenham this summer, even if the club continues to turn down bids for him from the likes of Bayern Munich.
Kane, who has entered the final 12 months of a six-year contract, returned to Spurs training on Wednesday and has since held positive talks with new head coach Ange Postecoglou, though his future remains up in the air. He is set to be part of the squad to leave for Perth for the first leg of the club’s pre-season tour this evening.
As it stands, Kane is keeping an open mind on his future and would consider leaving Spurs this summer, departing on a free transfer in a year’s time or signing a new contract.
He will not, though, commit to a new deal while the transfer window remains open and unless Spurs show significant progress on the pitch under Postecoglou in the coming campaign.
According to the BBC, Daniel Levy, the club’s chairman, met with Bayern officials earlier this week to discuss a potential deal for Kane. Spurs have already rejected two bids from Bayern for their record goalscorer, the latest understood to be worth around £70million plus add-ons. Levy is yet to tell Kane if there is a chance he could be sold for the right price or is definitely going nowhere this summer.
Kane’s position is that he is a Spurs player and is looking forward to the new season. He will therefore not agitate for a move as he did two years ago, despite his interest in listening to a proposal from Bayern.
Kane was desperate to join Manchester City in summer 2021 and failed to report to pre-season training on time, subsequently sitting out the opening game of the season — a 1-0 win over Pep Guardiola’s side. By contrast, this time around he will allow Levy and the club to decide his fate.
Should he end up leaving on a free next summer, Kane’s determination to depart on a positive note also means he is prepared to reject any approach from Chelsea.
Speculation Kane could join Spurs’ London rivals has increased since the Blues appointed former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino as head coach, while the forward is understood to have commissioned the building of a new family home in Surrey, just 15 miles from Chelsea’s training ground.
However, Kane has made it clear to Tottenham he wants the best for the club, and is conscious of his legacy and bond with fans.
He is therefore rated as extremely unlikely to even consider an offer from Chelsea, despite his strong relationship with Pochettino, who nurtured him into one of the world’s best players during five-and-a-half years in charge of Spurs.
Pochettino last week played down the chances of a move for Kane next summer but did not rule out the prospect. “I don’t like to talk about players in another club, but you are talking about one of the best strikers in the world,” the Argentine said.
“People are not stupid, fans are not stupid, they know my relationship with him was amazing. At the moment, we are not thinking about [signing him].”
A number of clubs, including Bayern, are already jostling for position in the event that Kane is available for nothing next summer.
The striker, who turns 30 on July 28, is attracted by the idea of joining the perennial Bundesliga champions now, believing they have a great chance of winning the Champions League next season. Spurs do not want to sell Kane, although it is thought they would have to consider an offer in excess of £100m.
The club is understood to have proposed a new deal which would significantly increase Kane’s £200,000-a-week wages.
