{"id":624011,"date":"2023-05-30T05:58:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T09:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=624011"},"modified":"2023-05-30T06:00:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T10:00:25","slug":"harry-kane-transfer-saga-united-secret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/30\/harry-kane-transfer-saga-united-secret\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Hag Must Use &#8216;Secret Weapon&#8217; in \u00a388m Transfer Battle; Real Madrid Think They Have Advantage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/29\/manchester-united-urged-to-sell-david-de-gea\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/27\/jude-bellingham-manchester-united-real-madrid\/\" target=\"_self\">Real Madrid<\/a> emerging as the two most likely destinations if a deal does take place, the Harry Kane transfer saga appears to be just getting started, and now the Spanish side have been given the impression that they hold an advantage.<\/p>\n<p>According to Spanish outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundodeportivo.com\/futbol\/real-madrid\/20230525\/1002012340\/harry-kane-ofrecido-real-madrid.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mundo Deportivo<\/a>, Tottenham Hotspur have offered their English talisman to <em>Los Merengues<\/em> in a bid to avoid selling him to a rival Premier League club, while <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ellarguero\/status\/1663307576656769027?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">El Larguero<\/a> is reporting that Carlo Ancelotti&#8217;s club are aware that Spurs would prefer to sell Kane to them over United.<\/p>\n<h2>Harry Kane Transfer Saga: Erik ten Hag Needs to Use &#8216;Secret Weapon&#8217; to Overcome Real Madrid<\/h2>\n<p><a id=\"QWxuvfPpTVZAmAG4DmBCPw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1494065402\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'QWxuvfPpTVZAmAG4DmBCPw',sig:'Qvbgt3MiSt2RjL7ZiesvYLGN0RT13ZGGb8M1DpbwaTI=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1494065402',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>The &#8220;Secret Weapon&#8221; Erik ten Hag Can Use to Win Harry Kane Transfer Saga<\/h3>\n<p>With Tottenham understandably reluctant to sell one of the best strikers in the world to Premier League rivals Manchester United, the Red Devils are going to need all the help they can get to get their hands on Kane.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/28\/wout-weghorst-manchester-united-absolutely-disgraceful\/\" target=\"_self\">Wout Weghorst Manchester United Spell Labeled &#8216;Absolutely Disgraceful&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the moment, it is unclear whether United will be able\u2014or willing\u2014to enter into a bidding war over the 29-year-old as their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/story\/_\/id\/37638540\/man-united-transfer-funds-clouded-owner-questions-ten-hag\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ownership situation remains very unclear<\/a>. Spurs&#8217; asking price is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leparisien.fr\/sports\/football\/psg\/mercato-le-psg-reve-de-harry-kane-lattaquant-star-de-lequipe-dangleterre-18-04-2023-L2AQ5HGKRNBTDJ2QWLGL3TU3QA.php#xtor=AD-1481423553\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> to be \u00a388 million, which would not fall out of line with United&#8217;s summer spending from 2022.<\/p>\n<p>However, Ten Hag appears to have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/tottenham-hotspur-fc\/transfer-news\/man-utd-harry-kane-transfer-26539346\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;secret weapon&#8221;<\/a> up his sleeve.<\/p>\n<p>The future of Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris continues to be a hot topic for debate, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12051037\/Hugo-Lloris-played-game-Tottenham-suffering-thigh-injury.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rumours growing<\/a> that he may be replaced this summer, according to reports from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/tottenham-hotspur-fc\/transfer-news\/tottenham-goalkeeper-transfer-shortlist-lloris-26310971\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Football.London<\/a>, Spurs are interested in United man Dean Henderson as a replacement for the Frenchman.<\/p>\n<p>Should United add Henderson to their proposed deal for Kane, it may be too good for Daniel Levy to turn down despite his reservations about selling to a fellow Premier League side, as it would provide a simple solution to one of Spurs&#8217; most significant problems. As Kane could be such a transformative player for the Red Devils, it is safe to say that Ten Hag has to use this secret weapon to give his side a leg up on the competition while the Harry Kane transfer saga continues to develop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/28\/manchester-united-2023-24-home-shirt-leaked\/\" target=\"_self\">Pictures: First Images Leaked of Manchester United 2023\/24 Home Shirt<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Manchester United and Real Madrid emerging as the two most likely destinations if a deal does take place, the Harry Kane transfer saga appears to be just getting started, and now the Spanish side have been given the impression that they hold an advantage. 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