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Bayern gets competition – PSG also want Kane
Harry Kane is at the top of FC Bayern’s wish list. photo
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Harry Kane should become Munich. But Bayern failed with two offers. Or will the English soon learn French?
According to French media reports, FC Bayern Munich is said to be a striker in the transfer poker game Get Harry Kane competition. As the “PSGCommunity” portal reported, the French soccer champions Paris Saint-Germain have been trying for a few days to sign the English captain.
Accordingly, the 29-year-old should be the dream player of the new PSG coach Luis Enrique (53). There are also said to have been negotiations between PSG boss Nasser Al-Khelaifi (49) and the Kane side. Kane’s adviser and his brother had already been to Paris to talk to Al-Khelaifi about a possible move.
PSG are said to offer Kane a five-year contract with an annual salary of allegedly 16 million euros – almost four million euros more than currently at Tottenham Hotspur. Kane is said not to be averse to the offer. Kane could be a replacement for France’s world champion Kylian Mbappé if PSG cedes him in the summer. Because the 24-year-old does not want to extend his contract, which runs until 2024, would then be free of charge next year. Kane’s contract with Spurs expires in 2024. In addition, Enrique plans at PSG without the Spanish international Fabian Ruiz (27) – and Tottenham is looking for a central midfielder.
Tottenham boss wants to keep Kane
According to media reports, Kane and FC Bayern Munich are already in agreement, the 29-year-old is said to want to join the club from the Isar. FCB coach Thomas Tuchel is said to have personally visited Kane in London to convince him of a change. According to a report in the British newspaper “Daily Mail”, the German champions were also unable to convince Tottenham Hotspur with their second offer of 80 million euros plus bonus payments. Accordingly, Kane should return to Tottenham training for the pre-season on Wednesday.
The biggest problem is Spurs boss Daniel Levy, who doesn’t want to let his goalscorer go. There are indications of a tough hanging game. According to Lothar Matthäus, FC Bayern must pay at least 100 million euros for Kane. Tottenham’s owner Levy has been in the business for a long time and has an idea of the transfer fee for the England captain. “And it’s in the three-digit range. If this performance isn’t achieved, he’ll do it and not give up Kane. I assume that’s the case,” wrote the German record national player in his Sky column.
The German champion also said to Robert Lewandowski that the world footballer can go for a “sum X, which they then got. They didn’t let him go with the first or second offer either. Levy knows that too. It was known from the beginning negotiations about Harry Kane that you would need a lot of patience,” explained Matthäus (62).
“Bayern have made it clear – also to the outside world – that Kane is their dream striker. The earlier it works, the better. But if you suddenly get nervous now and the other side notice it, Levy might say: ‘Okay, now it costs 110 million'”, said Matthew.
Former world champion Matthäus did not want to judge whether Kane would be worth this sum. He is one of the best strikers in the world, “a goal machine with an ice-cold finish. But one can discuss whether 100 million is the right price tag for an almost 30-year-old,” said Matthäus.
If Munich had extended Lewandowski by three years and given him a salary increase, “it would have been cheaper than the past unsatisfied year plus the amount that you now have to spend on Kane.” The multiple Bundesliga top scorer Lewandowski switched to FC Barcelona last summer.
Babbel: Not sure if Kane fits Bayern 100 percent
Ex-Bayern professional Markus Babbel is somewhat critical of Kane’s possible commitment. “I’m just not sure if he fits 100 percent with FC Bayern,” said the former national soccer player in the Sky interview. .
Kane is an outstanding striker, according to Babbel. But the 29-year-old is not a classic center forward that Bayern are actually looking for. “I don’t see him as a classic player who stands in the sixteen and waits for the balls to come. That’s why I don’t know if that’s the perfect solution for FC Bayern. The question is whether he fits into Bayern’s system.” , said Babbel (50).