BRING ME KANE!

Ten Hag puts £100m Spurs star on United’s summer wish list

Manchester United are considering a summer swoop for tottenham striker harry Kane — and sources indicate the england captain is open to joining erik ten hag’s squad.

ten hag has made signing a no 9 his top priority and Kane is among United’s preferred options. they are already exploring a move for the 29-year-old, who enters the final year of his contract at the end of the season.

spurs would like Kane to extend his deal, but doubt they can persuade him to stay if they fail to qualify for the champions League. antonio conte’s side trail fourth-placed newcastle by five points and have played a game more.

chairman daniel Levy must therefore listen to offers or risk losing Kane for nothing next year. he is set to put an £85million price on Kane — £100m if he is sold to an english rival.

Bayern Munich and real Madrid have shown interest in Kane (below) in recent weeks, and the German club also enquired about him last summer before baulking at spurs’ valuation.

however, Kane is determined to break the Premier League goals record held by alan shearer, so he would prefer to stay in england. shearer hit 260 goals, Kane is currently on 198. Kane is not the only player on United’s radar. they are also interested in napoli striker Victor Osimhen, 24, and red Bull salzburg forward Benjamin sesko, 19.

Kane is 30 this summer and any sell- on value would be negligible. however, United are prepared to splash out on players who they see as the finished article.

IN MANY ways, Harry Kane and Manchester United would appear to be the perfect match. United have made no secret of the fact they will be in the market for a top striker in the summer, and there have been few better than Kane in the Premier League.

The England captain, meanwhile, seems ready to sever ties with Tottenham and wants the chance to win trophies before it’s too late. In that sense, there are shades of Teddy Sheringham 26 years ago. United aren’t the force they were then, but there’s little doubt that the club are ready to challenge again under Erik ten Hag.

It is less than two years since Kane seemed destined for Manchester to sign for City in a deal worth up to £160million. Daniel Levy blocked that move, but even the notoriously hard-bargaining Spurs chief knows he can only get £100m maximum now with Kane about to enter the final year of his contract. There is mutual interest between United and Kane in exploring what would be one of the transfers of the summer, although that in itself doesn’t guarantee that a deal will get done. Kane will not be short of admirers elsewhere and United have other options. The big question is whether they go for a proven Premier League goalscorer, but one who will have turned 30 by the start of next season. It paid off when Robin van Persie moved to Old Trafford at the age of 29 and played a pivotal role in clinching the title in Sir Alex Ferguson’s final season a decade ago. When Ferguson announced his retirement immediately after, however, a disillusioned Van Persie never had quite the same impact under David Moyes and Louis van Gaal.

Or do United spend their money on a younger striker who has his best years in front of him and more chance of retaining his value, but is an unknown quantity in the Premier League? Seven-and-a-half years after signing from Monaco, United are still waiting to see the best of

Anthony Martial. This issue will be vexing Ten Hag and his employers over the next few months. They know how important a goalscorer is to any team and United have been through their fair share over the years. Kane’s track record suggests he could be their main man for three or four seasons, providing his ankles hold up.

Is it enough for £100m? That’s the question United must answer.