{"id":624609,"date":"2023-06-21T11:43:49","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T15:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=624609"},"modified":"2023-06-21T11:43:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T15:43:49","slug":"harry-kane-manchester-united-levy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/21\/harry-kane-manchester-united-levy\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;World Class&#8217; Man Utd Target Now Wants Chairman to Do the One Thing That Could Get His OT Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to a report by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12215897\/Harry-Kane-hopes-Man-United-resurrect-Tottenham-lower-100m-demand.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Wheeler of the Daily Mail<\/a>, Harry Kane is hopeful of landing a move to Manchester United, but this can only come if Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy lowers his \u00a3100 million asking price for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/sport\/football\/kane-man-utd-ten-hag-29571438\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;world class&#8221;<\/a> Englishman to a fee closer to \u00a380 million.<\/p>\n<h2>Tottenham Asking Price for Kane A Hurdle for Manchester United<\/h2>\n<h3>Levy Demanding a Hefty Fee for Kane<\/h3>\n<p>Manchester United were <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/06\/14\/manchester-united-end-interest-in-signing-harry-kane-this-summer-18952922\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">believed to have ended their pursuit of Kane<\/a> due to the demands of the notoriously difficult Daniel Levy who has never waivered from his \u00a3100 million valuation. The striker signed a 6-year deal back in 2018, but with that contract set to expire next summer, \u00a3100 million is a steep price to pay.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For the same reason, Utd won&#39;t meet the asking prices for Harry Kane (\u00a3100m) or Victor Osimhen (\u00a3120m). Rasmus Hojlund a more realistic target at \u00a340-60m. Striker, mid and gk the priorities this summer. New cb and winger would be dependent on players being sold <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mufc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#mufc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Wheeler (@ChrisWheelerDM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisWheelerDM\/status\/1669060450216976397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Wheeler claims that United could be tempted back to the negotiating table, but only if the asking price was closer to \u00a380 million. It&#8217;s believed that United have moved their focus onto <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/20\/atalanta-price-tag-rasmus-hojlund\/\" target=\"_self\">Danish striker Rasmus Hojlund,<\/a> but Erik ten Hag would prefer a striker who has a proven track record of scoring in the Premier League. Having scored 213 top-flight goals in his career and after hitting the 30 Premier League goal mark for the second time last season, Kane certainly fits that bill.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/20\/atalanta-price-tag-rasmus-hojlund\/\" target=\"_self\">Rasmus Hojlund Wants Manchester United Move<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>United won&#8217;t be locked in a transfer stand-off<\/h3>\n<p>Although Erik ten Hag would like to add Harry Kane to his squad in the hope of closing the gap on cross-city rivals Manchester City, Wheeler has confirmed that Ten Hag&#8217;s side won&#8217;t allow this transfer to drag on through the summer. The signing of a striker is likely to impact other deals, and Rasmus Hojlund is considered the more realistic option.<\/p>\n<p>With Levy set to stick to his valuation, Kane is increasingly likely to be able to leave the North London club on a free transfer next summer.<\/p>\n<p>Main image: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Sir_Alex_Ferguson_stand,_Old_Trafford.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sir Alex Ferguson stand<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a report by Chris Wheeler of the Daily Mail, Harry Kane is hopeful of landing a move to Manchester United, but this can only come if Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy lowers his \u00a3100 million asking price for the &#8220;world class&#8221; Englishman to a fee closer to \u00a380 million. 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